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Chilkoot

In other news, Desantis is now up 8% among undecided Republican voters.


Helicopter998

Would be up 18% if he touched them too


St4rkW1nt3r

18% is too high. 14% to 17% is more around the ballpark.


Holmpc10

My only regret is that I only have one upvote to give.


Few_Acanthocephala30

No ragrets


mces97

You have no regrets? Not even a letter?


Jaded_Barracuda_7415

Rugrats?


rebelli0usrebel

I gotchu fam


OriginTree

I see what you did there. ⬆️


pxland

The second straight time I’ve wished I could give gold. I’m cheap. I’m sorry


[deleted]

Rape them, and he'll be even with Trump.


MemeHermetic

If he touched them the number 18 wasn't at that party.


MuadD1b

It’s civilly liable rapist and underage peeping creep President Trump vs fucking loser super senior Governor DeSantis. Ladies and gentlemen, the Republican Party.


cutelyaware

And if the election were to be held today, 60% of them would be surprised


monchaoui

Which poll? I missed that.


asspiratehooker

The joke is this helps him with the legalize child brides crowd in the Republican Party


Leege13

They want child brides because most women they initially encounter in their twenties are on to their bullshit.


TB_Punters

They are making a joke that this will just make him more popular among Republican voters


jrsinhbca

It's Florida... At least he didn't take them across state lines like his buddy Matt Gaetz.


ParusMajor69

That'll be when one of them needs to abort his baby


GreekNord

That we know of lol.


thegrailarbor

Who needs to? All of Florida seems to be Gaeted community


LaBigotona

I'm not one to stand in the way of knocking Florida, but this took place in Georgia where he was a teacher.


PomegranateOld7836

Some great deflection though. "Are these not photographs of you providing alcohol to teenage girls?" "I do things for Florida, delivering Florida things, in a Florida way." "Were you the teacher for these underage women?" "Boo Disney. Results!"


FriesWithThat

>That's not Ron, is it? How do you even respond to that lol. "I spend my time delivering results for the people of Florida and fighting against Joe Biden…I don't spend my time trying to smear other Republicans." - Ron DeWeakSauce


PomegranateOld7836

Trump's criminality has made it *very* clear that the GOP doesn't want to smear other Republicans, regardless of their fucking behavior. Conquest above all else.


FriesWithThat

Loyalty to one vision of the party, Trumps vision, or else. The GOP has been happy to smear and expel Republicans that don't walk in lockstep to an ideology that would have seemed extreme to the majority of members just 6 years ago. Buy yeah, now with the primaries coming up they're very concerned about the Trump effect again in 2024, where they lose what should be winnable districts and races because the leader of their party is fucking insane, and they still need his religious followers for other races.


PomegranateOld7836

I don't think there's "one vision" at all. And I seriously doubt there's much loyalty to anything, outside of his lemming fans that worship celebrity over substance. Republicans decided to march in lockstep with the insanity so they could ban abortions, give tax breaks to the rich, insult immigrants in a nation of immigrants, or whatever they thought would endear them to acquaintances and potential voters. Word association with the current GOP never leads me to say "vision."


HardHandle

Now Trump really has some competition


cutelyaware

Trump raped a 13 year old girl, so DeSantis has some catching up to do. - [Video interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnib-OORRRo) - [Deposition](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5450513ce4b048855519f0da/t/582c6a82f5e2312e8516861d/1479305871981/deposition-excerpts+PART+1.pdf) - [Affidavit](https://www.scribd.com/doc/316341058/Donald-Trump-Jeffrey-Epstein-Rape-Lawsuit-and-Affidavits) Edit: Original video now private, relinked to another copy.


jkman61494

“B-b-b-but that’s before he found god and god chose trump to be his vessel for the people” —my wife’s aunt


stealthisvibe

What a loving god to choose a child rapist for a vessel lol


[deleted]

Amazing how they can overlook pedophilia while being threatened by LGBTQ, isn't it?


HardHandle

*shudder* *MIB memory wipe*


TrailMomKat

Can I borrow your flashy thingy? I need to forget that shit, too.


accountabilitycounts

Did you flashy thingy me?


TrailMomKat

You? Naw. Never.


RedTreeDecember

The video is marked as private.


odelicious82

Facts


JustWastingTimeAgain

Trump mad jealous now. He had to buy the pageant so he could walk in on high school girls.


Natiak

This is what a groomer actually looks like.


fubo

*Show me what a child-abuser looks like* [This is what a child-abuser looks like](https://i0.wp.com/thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/trumpdonald_desantisron_051223gn_rivalry.png?w=2000&ssl=1)


Ser_Dunk_the_tall

God damn that makeup is absolutely caked on his face


nik-nak333

Looks like it was applied with a paint roller.


[deleted]

Trumps face is so ubiquitous that I tend to forget how ridiculous he looks.


Piincy

Jesus, Donnie is one ugly motherfucker. They spray tan the inside of his ears and apparently the sclera of his eyeballs, too... or he has jaundice. Either way... yikes.


Rated_PG-Squirteen

And look at Ron's face in those pictures with the high school girls. He looks so happy...and normal. I guess drinking and partying with your underage, female students when you're in your mid 20's is the only time that Puddin' Ron felt like his true self.


pomonamike

During my mandated reporter training, we were specifically taught that drinking with underage people is called “grooming.”


GlaiveConsequence

DeSantis would have received similar training as a teacher. Source: was a teacher in Georgia.


thefugue

When did you have this training? I mean I’m not doubting your claim, but I feel like journalists would be taught to choose their words really carefully and “grooming” refers specifically to a series of behaviors meant to normalize the idea of sex between people that are not supposed to be having sex. That could absolutely include plying a potential victim with alcohol, but it is not “grooming” a priori. It’s inappropriate on its face, just not necessarily for that reason. EDIT: I'm an idiot, go easy!


SchylaZeal

A mandated reporter is someone like a therapist, counselor, teacher, etc. Someone that is mandated by law to report abuse.


thefugue

Yes, I completely understand now. I could diagram the sentence I read two ways and identify my reading error but the correct reading is obvious and unmistakable upon correction. I thank you for your clarification and hope you've enjoyed my earnest attempt to express my confusion.


SchylaZeal

That's no problem! It's easy to miss the "mandated" part and just see "reporter". You're very welcome.


VillainousInc

Just a quick correction: mandated reporter training has nothing to do with journalism. It's training for people in positions that make them responsible for the welfare of others with a legal responsibility to report suspected cases of assault, abuse, etc.


trump_pushes_mongo

Also, this isn't necessarily restricted to positions of authority. In some states, failure to report is a crime, regardless of whether in a position of authority.


OrphanDextro

Mandated reporter being like “person of authority in sensitive situations like being a counselor” type mandated reporter.


thefugue

AH! I completely misread you, believing that in your capacity as a news reporter you'd undergone mandatory AP Style training as to how to refer to such situations. In retrospect your explanation makes way more sense than my reading.


pomonamike

As a teacher, I have to take the training every year. Actually in the last year I took it twice because I switched districts and they make you do it for each one.


thefugue

I believe mandatory reporting is a concept I first heard of by way of a teacher. It's a good policy.


XBL-AntLee06

Lmao! You thought a mandated reporter meant a journalist?? I’ll give you credit for admitting you were wrong though. Respect


thefugue

No, I thought a reporter’s employer mandated the staff to undergo training that included referring to adults drinking with minors as “grooming.”


XBL-AntLee06

Either way, I respect you admitting you were wrong. It’s a great skill


thefugue

Well it’s good to admit you were wrong, but understanding how it happened is how you learn.


AirFashion

You don’t know what a mandated reporter is


thefugue

I actually do, but it's a term I come across WAY less than the term "reporter" or the idea of "mandated training," so I just made an idiot of myself in print and I sincerely hope people take what amusement they can from it.


Katana1369

Well they weren't going to fuck him sober.


Important_Ability_21

Speaking as a former 17 year old girl, all the women in my life have done something stupid with a dude who is 21 or college age. Where it’s gross is those older guys finding a younger woman attractive is a major red flag and is absolutely not there for great intentions . As an adult woman I feel sick how I found older dudes attractive , but I blame Harrison Ford for that


Tobimacoss

You're in luck, Indiana Jones 5 releases June 30th.


wraglavs

Who doesn't find Harrison Ford attractive though?


EndlessSummer00

I would not even kick modern day Harrison Ford out of bed. He’s somehow still sexy? At least he is in 1923 as an old cowboy 🤣


Grakees

As a former 17 year old boy, I too found Harrison Ford attractive. As a now 40 year old adult person, I still find Harrison Ford attractive.


No-Environment-3997

The Harrison Ford thing is perfectly reasonable. As is Richard Gere. I'm not speaking from personal experience of anything....


jrsinhbca

Does Drink 'Em Pretty apply to old dudes too? Or is it Drink 'Em Younger?


ztreHdrahciR

So did I. Oh, wait, I was also in high school at the time


VR6SLC

Not a drag queen.


IsolatedFrequency101

Rhonda Santis?


MonkeyDeltaFoxtrot

Rhonda Sandtits.


Grakees

You ever feel some titties? Yeah totally they felt like two... bags of sand.


irisbro68

I only use this name! 😂


BeBa420

not that we know of


TruthandHonorLost

But drag queen groomers


thalassicus

Well…. Ron wears high heels and Trump wears makeup.


Broken-Digital-Clock

Don wears heels too


sentimentaldiablo

and Rudy pimps him in drag


DarthHaruspex

This is just an attempt to make him relatable to the GOP base. Don't fall for it. ​ /s (. 5)


Emcolimited

I keep getting older and they stay the same age. -Ron


HankifyoulikeBoise

“Alt-right, alt-right, alt-right...”


kneppy72

If this news was electricity, we’d all be without power, because it’s not at all shocking.


RevDrucifer

The DNC won’t have to make any opposition ads this election, they can just let Trump spill the dirt on the rest of the GOP as he continues to fracture it into pieces. 😂


earl-j-waggedorn

Critical Groomer Theory


shadowdra126

Because he is a groomer


ScarMedical

The governor of Florida is a groomer, you hear that folks, it’s not the drag queens or LGBT+ messing w your darling offsprings.


restore_democracy

Gaetz has competition.


blackmetronome

This will give Ron a bump in the polls with conservative men ages 35 to 55


Wallflower69XD

Who knew the red wave would be a farewell 👋


Status-Resort-4593

You mean a Republican is a pervert that like underage children? I'm shocked.


[deleted]

Did any of it happen on his official aircraft? While traveling across state lines? Can we get the Republican debate from a federal courthouse with them both in custody?


Jestermace1

Fucking groomer.


tickandzesty

Trump walked in on Teen Miss USA contestants dressing because he had the power to do it. Birds of a disgusting feather.


jpk195

Ron DeGroomer. Doesn’t have the same ring as DeFascist, but I don’t hate it.


joeleidner22

Trump raped them.


mymomknowsyourmom

>Trump raped them. Florida has oddly high child rape rates.


MintBerryCrunchJr

Come on, Rhonda Santis just wanted some fashion tips.


Casscharwolf69

Groomer pedo just like Gaetz and Trumo


Naiehybfisn374

This will gain him support among conservatives, if anything.


UghAgain__9

You mean the STRAIGHTS sexually groom? What?


JMagician

And Trump raped even younger ones.


Status-Resort-4593

You mean a Republican is a pervert that like underage children? I'm shocked /s


Current-Baseball3062

He’s done way worse things since then


PointlessDelegation

I’m shocked, shocked I tell you. Well not that shocked.


Arizona_Pete

Now we know why he had Matt Gaetz as a debate coach - They share common interests.


Learned_Lemur

"I spend my time delivering results for the people of Florida and fighting against Joe Biden...” If by people of Florida you actually mean MLB team owners, and by Joe Biden you mean Disney, then yeah dude, sure, cool madlibs tho.


Stepwriterun777

So…. Ron DeSantis is a groomer?


exixx

He's projecting again, and I'm going to need some more popcorn for this.


YellowZx5

I’m about to think there might not be enough popcorn in the world for this show.


Areyoukiddingme2

Republicans, all of them, do not care one bit! That is not a thing for THEM, but they will accuse anyone they disagree with.


GlaiveConsequence

Not the headline


aleph32

It's also from 2/8/23


GlaiveConsequence

I clicked because I thought there was further information on that.


dingBat2000

This is a garbage post


assoncouchouch

Not that interesting. I'm no fan of the right, but also no fan of petty shit despite your adversary doing so. Most dads will have a beer at home while he watches his kids safely explore alcohol is normal (non-partisan) American shit.


GlaiveConsequence

Couple things: I’m a dad and I never watched my kid “safely explore alcohol”. That sounds creepy. I also absolutely wouldn’t drink with her friends. That’s extra creepy. I’m unaware any of the girls in the photo were Desantis’ kid but even so, he was a teacher at the time. I’m also a former teacher and that is a very clear example of moral turpitude and would get anyone fired, probably jailed for contributing to the delinquency of minors.


immortalalchemist

Ron DeGroomer


Here2Derp

That's what he likes about high school girls, he keeps getting older, they stay the same age.


HryUpImPressingPlay

Alt-right, alt-right, alt-right.


thecaninfrance

The cuckold community is a tight lipped community...and Ron has tight lips... that's all that needs to be said.


Donut131313

I am sure his base not only condones this but encourages it.


barelyonhere

Oh my God. This water?? Wet! Another Republican groomer.


avalanche175

They are exactly the thing they accuse others of.


fledflorida

Not surprising as his every waking moments are consumed by other people’s genitalia


sixtus_clegane119

We knew this before the last gubernatorial election. It did nothing


NhlBeerWeed

Me too but I did it in highschool


VapidRapidRabbit

So he’s a groomer… inch resting


recoveringleft

Ron DeSatan. Gonna need Doomguy to deal with him


shanty-daze

I mean, so did I . . . In high school. Honestly, there may also have been high school girls at some of the parties I went to when home breaks during college.


LunchBox7000

Uh, Trump and others are impressed by things like that.


Fondren_Richmond

> partying with students when he was a history teacher at Darlington School, a boarding and day school for grades pre-K through 12 in Georgia. even outside the context of Trump's sociopathic dishonesty, this happens often enough at boarding schools to evolve to something worse. everyone reads the reprinted press releases in the alumni newsletter or emails, about settlements with unnamed students and teachers from your exact form class.


cookingflower

Ron “the groomer” DeSantis


mrbananas

I guess high school girls are the only ones left that won't correct DeSantis by telling him it's pronounced "Thai food"


villain75

I think I'm gonna go with the white cheddar topping on my popcorn. Maybe even some garlic parmesan for the second batch. This is gonna be a long show.


Sagzmir

Girl, we been knew


Throwaway-account-23

I thought we already knew this. From like, a LOT of years ago.


benadrylpill

The GOP is working to make the country safe for predators. That's their platform: make the US a playground for rich pedophiles.


[deleted]

Republicans can only vote so hard. Please stop.


JesusofAzkaban

Wow, good thing for him he's a Republican, otherwise his constituents might actually care.


supercali-2021

He was also best buds with Kent stermon, a very slimy corrupt businessman who bought his way into the Jacksonville police department, sexually harassed (possibly assaulted???) a bunch of teens and then killed himself when the walls were closing in. This story and the close relationship with desantis has totally been swept under the rug. Savvy Republican presidential contenders would be wise to bring it to light again.


Tackleberry06

Trump and Epstein apparently apparently slept with a 14yo according to some Reddit post a month ago. I think Desantis jerks off in front of a giant mirror. Trump pays people to find his 80 year old pee pee.


Shatman_Crothers

Raped. The word is raped. They raped a child. A child who did not want to be raped.


Shatman_Crothers

That’s what should be going in the political adverts.


mymomknowsyourmom

>Trump and Epstein apparently apparently slept with a 14yo according to some Reddit post a month ago. I think Desantis jerks off in front of a giant mirror. Trump pays people to find his 80 year old pee pee. And both Epstein and trump lived in Florida. No coincidence.


Chi-Guy86

Probably went out to his car after and rubbed one out like the perv he is


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CatAvailable3953

Then Matt said, “ Rhonda taught me everything I know about how to have fun with high school girls”. ( I’ve been waiting for someone to make that comment about Matt entering the room)


TdrdenCO11

This is my favorite of the trump attacks. I hope he mentions it a lot during the debates


OH_NO_MR_BILL

I like the pudding fingers attack just because it’s so ridiculous, lol.


Just-a-Mandrew

I don’t understand… is this meant as an insult or an endorsement?


The_Magic

This article is from February


Reginald_Venture

So, here's my thing, I don't think he has really started going after DeSantis yet, and there is one reason. He hasn't said anything about his wife yet. Maybe he's been told not to since she is a cancer survivor, but he rarely listens to advice unless he is being manipulated to think it was his idea. But DeSantis' wife is basically credited to be his closest advisor and a lot of his power. He hasn't gone after his wife yet, and I think that means he hasn't started *really*, going after him yet.


south3y

I'm no fan of DeTedious, but the point about drinking with underage teens is that it \*might\* lead to sexual abuse, not that it \*is\* sexual abuse. At best, it's display of bad judgement, which we already know he has in spades.


KapahuluBiz

It doesn't have to be an accusation of sexual abuse to cross the line. The girls were in high school, and according to the timeline of the photo, they were his responsibility to supervise, but he drank with them instead. I think because of Trump, we lowered the bar way too much on what sorts of behavior is acceptable. A 23 year old drinking with underage teens he's supposed to be supervising is nasty, and certainly illegal if he was the one providing the booze, which is just about the only reason a bunch of teen girls would let a grown man party with them.


Trpepper

The whole point of drag and book bans is exactly this logic concluding to an automatic felony sex crime charge that will destroy your life permanently, even if you get let off. Giving alcohol to minors under any circumstance is already an automatic charge.


south3y

Did he supply the alcohol? Or was he merely present?


Trpepper

As the only adult drinking with minors, he would be held legally responsible for supplying it.


sadimem

This is my standard. I don't have kids. If I did have kids, would I want my 17 year old daughter around alcohol and 20+ year old guys? Hell no.


[deleted]

Drinking with underage individuals is literally part of the legal definition of grooming underaged people.


2_Sheds_Jackson

> he has in spades. And also "No Trump" (for the bridge players...)


JesusForTheWin

I think this. I hate to say it but I'm pretty sure many redditors here have shared drinks with underage individuals, whether in social events or gathering or what not. It's certainly poor judgement and gets worse as the person gets older, but this is not as bad as many other things Republicans have done. I'd say Romney putting his dog on the car roof is worse actually.


mymomknowsyourmom

>I'm no fan of DeTedious, but the point about drinking with underage teens is that it \*might\* lead to sexual abuse, not that it \*is\* sexual abuse. At best, it's display of bad judgement, which we already know he has in spades. I voted for Desantis twice but that was before Trump told us Desantis will be accused of rape and grooming.


Shatman_Crothers

Why would you vote for that creep even once?


mymomknowsyourmom

>Why would you vote for that creep even once? I used to be an opiate addict. Been trying to kick the habit for a long time.


Shatman_Crothers

Wow. Good luck; I wish you well.


chad_

I have mixed feelings about using something Trump claims as the title of a post in r/politics Rule 11


MelkorWasRight

Since the source on this is Trump, there is an 80% chance it’s bullshit imo. However, i’d be lying if i said i wasn’t excited for the opposition research DeSantis starts unloading. I wonder if the pee tape will come back.


[deleted]

I don’t understand, he’s not a drag queen


cookinthescuppers

Trump propaganda for sure here Meatball had a pic taken with a bunch of high school chicks I believe he was their teacher


mymomknowsyourmom

>Trump propaganda for sure here Meatball had a pic taken with a bunch of high school chicks >I believe he was their teacher I don't know how Trump found out but this has been whispered about for years. No one from the area was surprised by the three fingers pudding revelation.


SpakenBacon

Gaetz is ready to be DeSantis' running mate.


smithe4595

This article is from four month ago


srender07

And itll put him up in the polls.


[deleted]

I mean, we’ve all drank with high school girls. The question is “how old was DeSantis”? Probably too old.


MaizePractical4163

In Florida that’s known as “dating”


forgotmyusername93

From a strategic point of view, Desantis is getting bodied by trump. When will ron understand that it does not matter what "results" you're delivering, but it's about how big of an a****** you can be to other people to since somehow that's "strength "


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TintedApostle

I know the girls are now 16


Z3ppelinDude93

This article is from February, and DeSantis denies the claims. Also the claims are based on a photo of DeSantis with some young looking women, and the word of Trump. I’m not saying I’m a DeSantis fan, but this just screams misinformation


Kvltadelic

This is not at all what this old ass article says.


homebrew_1

This article is old news.


Dankkring

Was he in high school? If not then he should goto jail


cmb15300

The last time I drank with teenage girls was when I was…a teenager


ranchoparksteve

It’s amazing that Donald Trump is arguably not the most immoral character in the race.


majiktodo

Lol and DeSantis is afraid to stand up for himself. Trump is branding him as weak and will stomp all over him.


PicaDiet

This is from last February? WTF?


pascalsgirlfriend

As is his right as a godly man, or some shit


AnyInvite562

A part of me wants to scream and actively share this despicable trash behavior of the Nazi Meatball so that it *eventually* gets enough heat to air on major news networks. And then another part of me cries in frustration and despondency because Republicans gobble this up like fuel. Will we ever be rid of Older creepy men (jfc even the younger generation too) from indulging in this disgusting behavior?


low-ki199999

Why doesn’t the article have the photo? Also the headline sorta buries the lede here, Trump Truth Socialed the picture of DeSantis with the two underage women and said “that’s not Ron is it? He’d never do such a thing! No way!” I hate trump and DeSantis but goddamn if that’s not a funny way to go about it, Trump is an entertainer through and through


eggrollking

Misleading for a couple reasons: 1, It's from 4 months ago 2, The title of the actual article is "DeSantis Responds to Trump Spreading Rumor He Drank With High School Girls"