DeSantis won't condemn Musk for endorsing an antisemitic post. 'I did not see the comment,' he says
DeSantis won't condemn Musk for endorsing an antisemitic post. 'I did not see the comment,' he says
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk’s post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk ‘s post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, maintaining Sunday that he wasn’t familiar with the post despite it prompting major companies to pull advertising from the billionaire’s X social media platform.
“I did not see the comment,” DeSantis, the governor of Florida, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And so, I know that Elon has had a target on his back ever since he purchased Twitter because I think he’s taking it in a direction that a lot of people who are used to controlling the narrative don’t like.”
Musk has sparked outcry with a recent tweet responding to a user who accused Jews of hating white people and for professing a general indifference to antisemitism. “You have said the actual truth,” Musk tweeted in a reply Wednesday.
The article goes on to point out that DeSantis was shown Elon's comment and then still refused to condemn it. Rhonda's statement against antisemitism rings very hollow when he refuses to denounce antisemitism that's shown to him.
The guy's actual supporters wave nazi flags. He won't risk disenfranchising them.
Has there ever been a more unlikable Presidential candidate? Seriously. Everything about this guy is unpleasant.
Cruz in 2016?
Santorum in 2012?
I think what makes DeSantis different right now, is the circus he's putting on in FL to try to demonstrate how extreme he can be. So these despicable and see-through shenanigans are fresh in our memory.
Something that someone pointed out to me several years ago, when there was some scandal in the US Congress and everyone the press contacted was like "I haven't read it so I don't know anything about it": it may or may not be true that he hasn't read it. But he certainly has a staff member who has read it and informed him about it.
"I haven't seen it" is the equivalent of Yes, I know about it, but it would create difficulties for me if I condemn it, so I'm just very conveniently going to avoid 'seeing' it until this blows over. Also, if you continue to press me about the matter, I'm just going to respond that I haven't seen it because I've been focusing on , so there.
DeSantis walks into a bar and sits at a table with 5 Nazis. The table now has six Nazis.
He did nazi the comment.
And hypothetically doesn’t want to see it, and refuses to look for it.
What a useless dumbass.
The political equivalent of putting your fingers in your ears and yelling LA LA LA LA LA at the top of your lungs when they get asked a question they don't want to answer.
He sure seems to have a lot of opinions about something he claims to know nothing about.
see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing
Was the screen to high and was he not wearing his drag queen heels hidden in boots?
Quick somebody show it to him. What a fucking coward.
That is a fine stance however it means he then has to go seek it out and update people after he has seen it
No it's bullshit. He knows what it said. He's giving Musk cover. Fascists always give other fascists cover.
Well obviously, that’s why he’s not going to get back to us
And then the answer of “didn’t see it” no longer holds merit
No he doesn't. He doesn't owe anyone that. He simply didn't see the tweet. we aren't all obliged to succle at the teat that is "X" at all hours of the day like rabid squirrels. "I didn't see the comment" is a legitimate answer and should bar no further investigation. Get over it.
It's a brief comment. He has spent longer talking about how he hasn't seen it than it would take to see it, this is disingenuous theater. He's intentionally deflecting so he doesn't have to choose between alienating the fascists that comprise his base, and alienating the moderate R voters that he needs to supplement the fascists if he wants any chance of electability.
The fuck is this news story?
"News"
Maybe he just didn't see it? Smh