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The Trump campaign and MAGA world on Saturday blasted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for remarks appearing to label some of the former president’s supporters “listless vessels.”

“DeSantis goes full-blown Hillary and call[s] MAGA supporters ‘Listless Vessels,’” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung wrote on X, referring to a DeSantis interview with The Florida Standard in which the GOP presidential candidate stated that a strong conservative movement needed to be based on principles.

“A movement can’t be about the personality of one individual,” DeSantis said. “If all we are is listless vessels that’s just supposed to follow, you know, whatever happens to come down the pike on Truth Social every morning, that’s not going to be a durable movement.”

A Trump-aligned super PAC also blasted DeSantis’ statement.

“To Hillary Clinton, Trump supporters are ‘deplorables.’ To Ron DeSantis, they are ‘listless vessels.’ The truth is, Trump supporters are patriots,” MAGA, Inc. spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “DeSantis must immediately apologize for his disgraceful insult.”

“Looks like Ron DeSanctimonious just had his ‘Basket of Deplorables’ moment,” said Trump adviser Jason Miller.

The statements’ reference to Clinton alludes to an episode during the 2016 election when the former Democratic nominee called supporters of Trump “deplorables” that were motivated by “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic” feelings. After blowback from Trump, she later walked back those comments, saying that she was referring to his campaign rhetoric and not his supporters.

In a response posted to X, DeSantis campaign press secretary Bryan Griffin said the governor’s comment was aimed at Trump and his congressional allies.

“The dishonest media refuses to report the facts — Donald Trump and some congressional endorsers are “listless vessels.” Why? Because Trump and DC insiders feel he is entitled to your vote,” Griffin wrote.

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[-] toastus@feddit.de 58 points 10 months ago

“DeSantis must immediately apologize for his disgraceful insult.”

Haha coming from the 'fuck your feelings'-crowd, fucking snowflakes.

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 57 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The truth is, Trump supporters and DeSantis supporters are a bunch of wimpy fascists, and should meet in (...I don't know, how about...) Jacksonville this coming Wednesday for a big dick-chopping contest. Whoever chops the most dicks off of the opposing side wins a prize.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago
[-] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

~~Thank God we Jews have that space laser!~~

Uh, I mean… oy vey!

👀

[-] teamevil@unilem.org 1 points 10 months ago

I like the cut of your jib.

[-] teamevil@unilem.org 39 points 10 months ago

He's an absolute twat and a Nazi, but maga are empty vessels..

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

You know what they say about broken clocks

[-] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 14 points 10 months ago

They’re all fascists? Because every time I’ve heard anyone talk about broken clocks in the last seven or eight years, they’re all fascist broken clocks.

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

TIL clocks are fascists. Support freedom by abolishing time!!! /s

[-] Redditiscancer789@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Something something easier to blow up trains than make them run on a clock.

[-] liquidparasyte@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago

Time is a fake, capitalist convention, so ^/s^

[-] hglman@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

That its useless and not insightful analysis?

[-] Pistcow@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago
[-] Unaware7013@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

Can you find one that it wouldn't apply to?

[-] Vlhacs@reddthat.com 28 points 10 months ago

"A movement can't be about the personality of one individual," Desantis said

Desantis is a POS but he's not wrong here

[-] athos77@kbin.social 29 points 10 months ago

* "Unless they follow me," DeSantis added quietly under his breath. "Then it's okay."

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago

The truth is trump supporters are shockingly gullible and traitorous.

[-] HandsHurtLoL@kbin.social 25 points 10 months ago

Absolute lack of self awareness. Like, what does it mean if the criticism is coming from both the left and now the right about how blind the loyalty is to this orange fascist? They're desperate to link DeSantis and Hillary, but don't you think DeSantis also stands to benefit from conservatives' blind loyalty. When even he is trying to be the wake up call, and they reject it... Good God.

[-] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 24 points 10 months ago

There is no way I can see DeSantis winning this primary.

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

He's got the votes of the incels who are threatened by Disney because it's girly. He's stolen some child-molester votes from Trump with his anti-LGBT+ stuff. It's not clear anyone will ever vote for him who ever had consensual sex.

[-] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Ehn. I don't think that'll be enough. Trump does a far better job at courting those voters. He's done fuck all in his war against Disney too other than criticize them. And sure theres plenty to hate disney for but dude hasnt done anything.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.one 5 points 10 months ago

Scary that, depending on the poll, he's 46 to 48 points behind Trump and he's in the #2 slot...

[-] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

There's not really a republican figure who can challenge trump currently running. I think the only conservative who can realistically beat him would be Manchin, and hes a democrat.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.one 23 points 10 months ago

“To Hillary Clinton, Trump supporters are ‘deplorables.’ To Ron DeSantis, they are ‘listless vessels.’"

That's maybe a little unfair, they're just simple farmers. People of the land. The common clay of the new West, you know...

[-] MrMamiya@feddit.de 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Oops All Haters!

Now available at your local Republican debate, cookout, or field office!

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I can’t get past his cowboy boots 🥾

[-] Dressedlikeapenguin@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Wait till you get load of his rubbet boots! Google "Desantis, white boots"

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago
[-] Dressedlikeapenguin@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I know, right! There are some hooker/thigh-high versions out there too!

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Fuck the republican traitor filth.

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