Posted on 12/15/2023 1:25:52 PM PST by conservative98
Governor Ron DeSantis is facing backlash after offering to send aid to a man accused of illegally tearing down a Satanic Temple display at the Iowa State Capitol.
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Several supporters of Trump's MAGA movement responded by quickly pointing out that Cassidy's funding campaign had already been suspended after a $20,000 goal was reached within hours.
Some also complained that DeSantis, during a recent CNN town hall event, had blamed Trump for the statue being displayed at the Iowa Capitol in the first place.
"You blamed the statue on Trump," right-wing influencer Jack Posobiec wrote in response to the DeSantis post. "You didn't call for it to be taken down. And the defense fund already maxxed out. Ron DeSantis - always waiting for approval, always leading from behind."
X user @_johnnymaga wrote: "The veteran said he's pausing donations bc he has enough. You wouldn't know that because you don't actually care, you're just trying to get attention for your failing campaign. When asked about this at your town hall, 3 days ago, you said there's nothing we can do & blamed Trump."
"Why didn't you speak out about it?" @TammieMcDonal17 posted. "All you did was blame Trump. Now you wanna jump in the fight? This is what a weak man looks like!! This Christian man is a hero, you are not!!"
Right-wing news website The Republic Sentinel, which organized the Cassidy fundraiser, chimed in on the DeSantis offer with the following: "Thanks @RonDeSantis! We at @RepubSentinel raised the $20,000 needed by @VoteCassidy in a few hours and paused the campaign at his direction. We will reach out if more funds are needed."
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Another perfect example as to why we call him DeSanctimonious.
I’d rather vote for Dukakis.
Meatball always looking for attention even when he didn’t lift a finger
He tried to hang it all on Trump and looks like an idiot
I no longer believe he’s even smart enough to be governor of anything
As a Trump supporter I’ll admit that this is a big nothing burger. If this is the worst they can say about DeSantis then it tells me he can’t have messed up too much in other ways.
I actually knew Dukakis—and he was a total class act.
He would not recognize the Democratic Party of today.
Same as being the last one to raise his hand at the debate, after looking at what everyone else was doing. He seems to lack instincts and his own views.
DeSantis is only facing a “backlash” from the Trump cultists. It wouldn’t surprise me if they didn’t favor Satan over DeSantis.
Good for Ron DeSantis for offering to support this Christian veteran!
“Trump cultists”? You sound like a deranged Democrat.
Exactly
Of course they did. Trumpers become absolutely apoplectic when DeSantis actually does the stuff Trump should've been doing but isn't.
Your FBI is showing
desantis is giving approval and support to someone to vandalize and commit violence against a ‘religion’ he doesn’t approve of.
So now it’s going to be okay for others on the left, to publicly approve and support vandalizing and firebombing synogogues and christian churches now? - yes I know incidences of vandalizism are already happening
Perhaps The Iowa Governor who supports DeSantis should have done more herself. Or was it there to blame Trump?
as a desantis supporting nevertrumper, you just have to make up stuff to excuse desantis, don’t you.
desantis is just looking for p.r.
In this case, it started because desantis said Trump was to blame for the display being put up in Iowa.
Poor Ron. If he waited for ‘28 nobody would have known he was such an idiot
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