when everyone figures out how fun and easy it is to heckle him, he's in real trouble
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Legit. It was two people and they disrupted the event into ending early. I bet even they were underwhelmed by how easy it was
Protesters will have fun with this.
protesters? shit man, bored stoners may come out for this..
a Democrat on Thursday asked Mike Pence at the Iowa State Fair, “Why did you commit treason on Jan. 6?”
I don’t understand this accusation - Mike Pence is an asshole, don’t get me wrong, but I thought Jan. 6 was like, maybe the 1 good thing he did by not going along with Trump’s plan to steal the election? What am I missing?
Yeah this seems frustrating
It wasn't a Democrat, the article is wrong. It was a maga idiot.
What am I missing?
MAGA brain rot.
Full Question for Context: "'Why did you commit treason on January 6 and not stand by President Trump?'"
The questioner thinks the election was stolen and Pence was duty-bound to help block Biden from being certified as POTUS.
Mike Pence is an asshole
That's an understatement. Mike Pence is walking talking human garbage.
Thanks for not expanding on the point at all or answering the question
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And this is the best they could come up with to go against Trump.
It would be pathetic if it wasn't so terrifying.
I think his campaign would have been very effective if Trump was already in prison.
His whole thing was, "Trump is weak, and actually too liberal on the issues."
This obviously cannot work currently, as Trump is the strict daddy figure, and you cannot call strict daddy weak. You also cannot be stricter than strict daddy. This is how hierarchical thinking works.
However, if Trump was already in prison, he'd be like, "Trump is weak, and that's why he's in prison." And that would sell.
I can’t lie: regardless of how uncertain I am about the political future of the US, I am MASSIVELY enjoying watching the GOP eat itself.
I don’t get it, why pudding?
I mean, he ate pudding with his fingers
But which 3? Index, middle, ring is the obvious... But what if it's middle, ring, pinky? Could the thumb be involved? What if it's index, ring, pinky... America demands answers!
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Out of all the things to call this guy on. Watevr, hope it works.
It's not the left who is calling him out on it, it's his fellow conservatives. We're mostly enjoying Trump's one good nickname ever- Meatball Ron.
The chatter over DeSantis’ public engagement has also surfaced past unflattering stories about his social skills—particularly, his propensity to devour food during meetings.
"He would sit in meetings and eat in front of people,” a former DeSantis staffer told The Daily Beast, “always like a starving animal who has never eaten before… getting shit everywhere.”
Enshrined in DeSantis lore is an episode from four years ago: During a private plane trip from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C., in March of 2019, DeSantis enjoyed a chocolate pudding dessert—by eating it with three of his fingers, according to two sources familiar with the incident.
Basically, DeSantis was allegedly observed eating chocolate pudding with three bare fingers.
How is Trump struggling to find a good insult against DeSantis when this is right there for the taking?
RINO Ron is right freaking there for the taking.
Trump’s ability is slipping in his one major skill.
It’s almost like his claims that Biden is senile are all just projections.
original article on dailybeast: https://archive.is/WQKsI
snopes focus piece on topic: https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/03/24/fox-news-chyron-ron-desantis-pudding/
from slate: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/ron-desantis-allegedly-chocolate-pudding-with-three-fingers.html
I'm not reading all that. Is it really a whole ass thing and not something simple like "he scooped pudding into his dumb face with his sausage fingers instead of using a spoon"
i mean, that's pretty much it. don't think there was even photos. just something an assistant said happened, pretty sure.
just posted all those for background. for the motivated. to answer the question.
But yeah, it's GOP politics... you're not going to get substance. it's high school equivalent bitching and moaning, as always.
I don't understand it, but I find it hilarious nonetheless.
before attending the Iowa state fair on Saturday.
The fair saved a lot of money, a two for one: one clown that's also a fake strongman!
Is that like salad fingers?
Yes but instead of red water coming out it's pudding.
I like rusty spoons.
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Let's be honest: Ron DeSantis eating pudding with a spoon is the most human, likeable thing about him.
I'd make it a central component of his campaign
I'm waiting for the campaign ad that includes him eating pudding with a spoon.
remember when people went nuts when trump drank water?
Reminds me of Christine O'Donnell's (if you remember her) "I'm not a witch" ad.
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I forgot about that one.
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