Fox News has a big sad today.
CONTEXT – After months of promoting Ron DeSantis to become the 2024 GOP nominee, which includes the efforts of Rupert Murdoch (and family) via a multimillion-dollar Harper Collins book deal for the Florida governor; lengthy friendly interviews with DeSantis on every program; a full feature infomercial running on Fox News to present him to the national audience; attendance by key program pundits at DeSantis donor events and campaign organization meetings; weeks of specific messaging coordinated with board member Paul Ryan – and the consulting efforts of Karl Rove with the DeSantis operation; they are just not able to move the needle.
With the DeSantis book launch officially taking place today, Fox News Corp sends Brian Kilmeade to Florida to assist the DeSantis operation. Producers used the entire Fox and Friends morning programming to support the intent and Ron DeSantis’s ‘big day’. [See Long Video Here] However, when Brian Kilmeade broadcasts live from the Metro Diner in Ponte Vedra beach to promote the DeSantis narrative, the diners at the venue did not go along with the anticipated narrative. {Direct Rumble Link}
What follows in the live broadcast becomes a hilarious exhibition in how media-driven astroturf propaganda runs directly into the reality of the situation. It really is quite funny to see the escalating desperation of Mr. Kilmeade as he asks whether the audience supports Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis for the 2024 GOP nomination and cannot find anyone who puts DeSantis first – even the lady wearing the DeSantis T-shirt supports Trump first. WATCH:
But wait, it gets better….. Even more funny.
Corporate Fox News is not going to give up, they had this whole production scripted. Karl Rove who is a key consultant in the managing and branding effort, is left retreating to the narrative that DeSantis doesn’t need to do anything yet. {Direct Rumble Link} Watch below:
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Rove is facing a big challenge. The Atwater-Rove days of gaslighting, manipulating and ultimately controlling the republican illusion of choice are in the rear-view mirror. The traditional mechanisms have collapsed and are no longer useful as the electorate have become more aware, and simultaneously the grassroots communication platforms have evolved.
Even extremely expensive political Astroturf is much harder now. People can just see through the issues and the fallacies are debunked in almost real time.
Rupert Murdoch has a sad.
Paul Ryan has a sad.
Karl Rove has a sad,….
…..and I’m over here enjoying every moment of it.
I noticed Tucker Carlson had a segment about Biden’s age. But he carefully pivoted away from Biden towards a generalized skepticism about whether anyone 80 years old can be fit to serve as President. I took that as a sideways attack on PDJT.
Floridians want to keep Desantis to ourselves for a while longer. We need him here.
I was going to say the very same thing! I have friends and relatives in FL and they all want Desantis to stay there as their gov.
Exactly. I’m seeing the George W Bush pattern. Did great things as a solid conservative Governor of a State (to prep the road/fool the rubes) then aligns with POS Globalist War Machine. I’ll bet $100 to your $10 that if DeSantis made it to the White House– his tone would radically change to that of the folks who got him there. You’d fondly remember Governor DeSantis, and wonder where the heck President DeSantis did with the original body.
Of course this is true. The same people backing George (and Jeb, for that matter) are backing DeSantis. The REST of the Republican party knows that President Trump is the candidate for 2024,
Stay in FLA, Ron
They should never have reared their sneaky tongues. Especially when George Soros through in his endorsement. Everyone of these guys putted themselves and Desantis way too early.
So let’s hope he stays gov in 2024.
Quit saying Soros endorsed DeSantis! He wants DeSantis to get the nomination, because he thinks that Trump will run as a third-party candidate and split the republican party, paving the way for a Democrat landslide in 2024. He does not in anyway support Ron DeSantis!
I totally agree with you. Soros can’t find enough dirt on Desantis to discourage voters. His eye is still on Trump and dragging him through the mud. There are far too many other Republican candidates if Trump doesn’t run. The vote would be split so many ways the Dems wouldn’t even have to cheat to win this time.
And PATRIOTS all around America are with you on that…Trump is our guy…..to complete the draining of the swamp.
I second that! Trump deserves his 2nd term which he was cheated out of! Not to mention Ron DeSantis & Nikki Haley both have said they “would not run against Trump; ( MY PRESIDENT ) Both are now running against him! I thought the world of Ron DeSantis & Nikki Haley! DeSantis has done a lot for Florida! And yes…at one time I thought of him as the “Best Governor Ever” but I have read some things about him & Nikki Haley that have left me very disappointed in them both. I as so many more Americans want to keep my Freedom, My Country Free, Biden has destroyed pretty much everything President Trump stood for and look where we are today! Our Country is being destroyed every single day!! Why this is let go on this long is beyond my thinking!! President Donald J Trump accomplished many great things for Our Country; He Made America Great Again but he wasn’t finished! And yes I believe President Trump can go right back in and fix the mess Biden has made of EVERYTHING!! Not just anyone ca man do that! Plus… if a man or woman do something they have said they would not do…in my book they haven’t kept their word! Mike Lindell has shown the voter Fraud!!! We’ve all seen what we already knew! And Sidney Powell has much more to add to what Mike Lindell has already shown!
The 2020 Election needs to be fixed before the next Election!! TRUMP WON!!!
That’s my thoughts on it all and I’m sticking to it!! TRUMP NOW!!!!
TRUMP IS STILL MY PRESIDENT!!!
The backroom boys have gotten to Ron and he has delusions of grandeur.
Good grief, the guy hasn’t even announced, yet. And if he announces, he might just be floating his name out there for name recognition. Some of us Trump supporters take it so personally when another Republican JUST RUNS against him. COME ON!! Act like you really are in favor of democracy. I would like Trump to mature and win, but I’ll tell you right now, people associated with the Cult stir a desire in me to go hard against him!
Republican ideals are pro-democracy. That means that we DON’T impugn fellow Republicans for simply choosing to run! That’s being a shill, and more often a Democrat.
By the way, the back room boys have been beaten by both Trump AND DeSantis. PULL YOUR HEAD OUT!
I agree 100%! I also have voted for Donald Trump in both of his previous elections. He was not my first choice in 2016. I wanted Ben Carson, because I get rid his books and knew he would be a great president.
I agree 100%! I also have voted for Donald Trump in both of his previous elections. He was not my first choice in 2016. I wanted Ben Carson, because I read his books and knew he would be a great president. I hated how viciously Trump attacked Cruz and other Republicans in the primaries. He could have won by a landslide if he hadn’t alienated his opponents’ supporters. Now he’s already starting it again for 2024. He needs to stop name-calling Ron DeSantis, who made it has a lot of strong support from many conservative Republicans.
I love Ron DeSantis. He or Nikki Haley would be great presidents! Since President Trump is hated so much, I’m just worried it would be too close, and they could cheat and win. Our nation could not stand another 4-8 years of Democrats in charge. 😱
I sure do hope you’re wrong. If Desantis runs, the Republican vote will split between him and Trump and we’ll have another Democrat in the White house that will pick up where Biden left off and we’ll be doomed. America will be driven into the ground so deep it will see hell fire, never to return.
Lynn I could not have stated this position any better. We as a country and people cannot afford to be “low information voters” now or ever again!
The biggest problem is his age. DeSantis and Nikki Haley are both young and very conservative, not RINOs at all! Democrats are probably gonna end up running Gavin Newsom for president. He’s also young, and I think Americans want a younger president. If all the Democrats vote for him, which they will, it would be easy for them to cheat and win the election.
DeSantis is a lackey of the globalists. We CAN’T let him screw up Trump’s run.
The country needs Desantis in Florida. He’s young. He will have his time.
Not if he continues with the same financial support he’s now using. You need to read some of CTH’s articles about who’s financing and running DeSantis’s campaign for president. Birds’ of a feather, applies here.
The people pushing for Governor DeSantis to run for 2024 are probably his greatest liabilities. Karl Rove has been running a Draft DeSantis campaign in FL since before his re-election in November.
My great hope is Governor DeSantis will tell the never-Trump lobbyists to take a hike and pull a great move by throwing his full support behind President Trump.
Yeah that’s why he had the cops remove Trump supporters. No.. he’s playing dirty and needs to suffer the consequences from that. Ron deserves to be jobless for resigning to be president and loosing that race.
EXACTLY !!!!
No Kidding! Paul Ryno, the former speaker that never did anything to work with or for American people is helping (?) Ron… Trash hangs out with trash.
He can go and be jobless for him and his wife trying to be to greedy. I’m so sick of seeing his face or hearing his voice from the media trying to push him so much. Florida doesn’t need him and will survive without him.
He needs to finish the job he promised Florida.. he has plenty of time to become president if that’s what we, the people choose. Let him actually prove himself. He has shown what he can do thus far, and is been good. However, he needs experience to fix the problems that this nation is facing today. America doesn’t have time to train a new president. Trump KNOWS what needs to happen and is not afraid to do it. For the sake of our Nation, DeSantis should throw his support behind Donald Trump and start uniting this country.. we are worth saving!
Trump is The Godfather
He promised fl to be governor for 4 years when he ran as governor. Hell no. He needs to go. We have the best legislators than any other state who can handle the job.
Good idea!
Nah.. we have the best legislators than any other state who can handle CRT. Ron is definitely replaceable. We don’t want to be his sloppy seconds just b/c he realizes he can’t win the presidency.
DeSantis is a very effective leader, there is no question about that, but he is not solely responsible for all his office has accomplished. He obviously has good people around him that are very much a part of his success. If he should decide to run for President, he would leave Florida in good hands and remaining in Republican control. While Trump may be effective in another term, he will be just getting started when before you know it, 2028 will be here and he’ll be done forever.
We must not lose DeSantis to Washington. Not yet. There are no suitable replacements for him. But the Communists have an endless supply of monsters waiting to destroy Florida.
I live in Wisconsin but I most definitely want Desantis to stay as Florida’s Governor! Not because I don’t like him. Its because I DO! He’s doing a phenomenal job in Florida and other state governors are taking notes. I’m hoping other governors will follow his lead, especially once we get our own governor out of office. We’ve got a miserable Democrat governor here in Gov. Evers and he’s doing everything he can to push abortion, spend our money, and a myriad of other liberal things including messing with our school curriculum. Evers was a TEACHER in our public school system so what does that tell you about what’s being taught to our kids now? CRT and the whole ‘any lifestyle except the Biblical man and woman genders’ fits Evers’ agenda.
I’m truly hoping that Gov. Desantis continues to govern in Florida so other state governors will see what needs to be done in their own state to help America, and how they need to go about doing it for the benefit of all America’s CITIZENS.
Karl Rove just makes me sick. I don’t know if other patriots feel this way about him. But if so…why would Desantis have anything to do with him, or any other frickin establishment piece of 💩! I Am still hopeful that this is all optics…and Desantis will not actually go up against Trump. He has to know it won’t be pretty if he does and that bit could ruin his future presidential ambitions!
Karl Rove is corruption and treason incarnate.
And he gave you George Bush.
Rove is a Rino
We deserve better than that stop making excuses for a RINO snake like Ron. He’s definitely replaceable.
I agree. DeSantis needs to sit the hell down . Fox stop shoving DeSantis down our throats
LOVE it when this happens… and it happened twice today, so far! Congrats Sundance!
https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109949028186308151
I just noticed this a few seconds ago. Trump should visit this site daily. The info here is first rate!
Well that is boffo! Huzzah!!
DeSantis might be able to control the State of Florida but don’t think he’s capable of getting our Country back! We need President Trump..
He’s not the only one who can handle Florida either. He’s definitely replaceable and needs to see that. Let him resign and be jobless b/c he will never win against trump and never be president b/c he thought he could go against the best president ever.
Agree. It’s easy to run a state when you’re loved. Try running a country when the swamp is trying to drawn you at every turn. Trump proved himself
Absolutely
Absolutely. One thing to control Florida where you are loved. Another thing all together to run an entire country both domestic and foreign. He wasn’t that great on Laura’s show tonight.
Florida needs DeSantis. Fox was part of the problem with the 2020 election. Clearly against Trump. Very disappointing. Now it will be difficult to find conservative media as the months progress.
Florida does not…need Ron!!! We have more respect than that. He made his bed… now he can enjoy laying in it. Bye bye trader.
Trump period. DeSantis is great for Florida, not ready for Prime Time. Why is Fox pushing DeSantis so much? And yet won’t say anything about Trump.
They don’t even mention his name… ‘The former President’ is about all they can muster..
My guess is, they don’t want to be kicked off of DirecTv.
Newsmax, Oann, both strong Trump supporters.. gone.
‘The First’ program that took newsmax’s slot? same way: Will Not Give Trump A Mention.
Oh they Do Mention Trumps name after we Boycott their channel for a couple of days, they did today, after what DeSanctimonious did to Laura Loomer and The Trump supporters outside his Book-signing Solidified My #NeverDeSantis Stance he Litterly had the Security Guard call the Police on them!
Thank you!!! Well said !!! It’s time for Ron to move on and be jobless. He is replaceable as our governor and needs to see that.
Because Fox is never-Trump. They are NOT “fair & balanced” or “We report, you decide.”
Florida deserves better. Ron deserves nothing
Lol. Brian Kilmede is a chump. He’s a never Trumper. Fool.
Brian Kilmeade is a puffed-up terminal bore…
If Desantis is part of the establishment then a lot of what is going on here in Florida might be to give him notoriety. The deep state can manipulate. (Did I just coin a phrase)? Not sure of the actual numbers, but how much media does the establishment control? For instance sending 50 Illegals to Martha’s Vineyard was just for optics. We’re there only 50 migrants in Florida at the time?
There is no way DeSantis should try to create a party split by running against Trump in 2024.
I become very suspect when politicians start getting enormous book deals.
I become very suspect when DeSantis is in bed with the likes of Rupert Murdoch, Paul Ryan & Karl Rove.
Love him as our Governor but there is no way he should run against Trump unless he has an affinity for losing.
One thing about Trump supporters is our loyalty to the man who against all odds proved himself to be the greatest president of all times.
Anyone with a brain knows 2020 was a fraudulent election which Trump won.
Biden was installed like a toilet and is just as full of crap and Obama is calling shots from the basement just as he said in the interview in a third term.
Wake up America.. we are being sold out.
And Ron is not the guy everyone thinks he is. He doesn’t have the character we’re looking for anymore. Greed out to him and his wife and now it’s destroying them. 👏👏👏👏 bye bye DeSantis Florida doesn’t want to be your sloppy second.
I wasnt going to comment because everyone already said exactly how i feel. But i want my number tally for Trump to count. DeSantis has only ran 1 state and fought against Biden threw interviews. I dont believe hes ready for the WORLD. TRUMP won 2020 and deserves his 2nd term. I know he will win 2024 its the cheaters that is his compitition. And Ron DeSantis had a round table with DOMINION lawyer Locke. And said wonderful things about her. 😖 Although the dems are gonna vote for DeSantis or anothet to keep Trump from the repub. Nominee. 🇺🇸Trump 2024🇺🇸
Well said… bye bye Ron DeSantis
I might consider voting for DeSantis in 2028, provided he gives all the dirty money back.
Would also have to weigh the sincerity of his change of position on things like TPT.
He doesn’t deserve that chance anymore and proved he’s a greedy fool who deserves nothing!!
If Desantis has taken up with the RINO Paul Ryan, Mike Pence, Koch/Soros/Murdoch axis Globalist cabal then he is obviously too dumb to realize he is being used and shouldn’t be President.
I am rapidly losing interest in anything the Rino Republicans have to say
He certainly won’t get the MAGA vote. And if he should get the nomination he will lose bigly.
Trump ’24 MAGA
Well said !! 👏👏👏
Mark Levin devoted his full hour to DeSantis bio and his book on Sunday. We moved on. Too obvious, too scripted. Wasn’t Levin a heavy Cruz guy in 2016?
I was a Democrat since 1984 I joined the Republican Party because I supported Trump, *not* DeSantis.
If given a choice, I’m supporting Trump in 2024.
I’m willing to talk about DeSantis in 2028, but not this cycle.
No second chances for Ron. He just proved he doesn’t have the morals we’re looking for in a president. Wake up people!!! America deserves better in 2028
Desantis is going to drop Florida like a used condom it would appear. I guess they will get shived in the back just like Trump got it after getting him over the line for the win. That is a huge red flag in itself after he committed to fulfilling his term.
Best comment I’ve see so far.
Yes and it’s just pushing us away. Thank you fox for pointing out the greedy fool that DeSantis really is.
Brian Kilmeade is an ARSE!!! 😝
I wanted to see what the comments to this story would be here on the CTH and I just have to say, you people are the realz! 🙂 Nothing I could add that hasn’t already been said here except this: I will sit on my vote if Trump is not the Republican Nominee in 24. I only had to ‘sit it out’ twice before in my life, and while it’s not pleasant, it was better than showing up with absolutely zero research done and information acquired to blindly vote a straight ticket just to say “I voted.” Sometimes, not voting is the best option, such as when you’ve had a life crisis and just could not find the time /mental energy to read up on candidates & issues. However, in this case, I will ‘abstain in Protest’ (read: disgust) if the GOP robs President Trump of his second run.
Not sure if anyone saw Richard Baris on his latest presidential polling analysis, but he seems to think I am not the only one who will no-show if it isn’t Trump in 2024.
Can you imagine the Uniparty actually loving this result? I can. They really do hate this country. Just sayin.
It is still too early to decide. I have decided though, I’m not a resident of Florida, but I like the idea of DeSantis anchoring Florida. Trump may be my pick, BUT I still need some more growth in him. He can’t run amok and call people like fellow Republicans names, and expect my vote. He correctly identified as an outsider in 2016, but this will be his third run, time for him to act as a statesman.
Visiting East Palestine was a good move along these lines. But I hope becomes more sincere in his concern for OTHERS. Also, he needs to bury the hatchet with Mike Pence. That skirmish benefits ONLY the Dems, and Mike was not wrong. Mike fulfilled his duty on J6, and Trump needs to let that go. That would show a wonderful new growth. Somebody might have not done their job on J6, but it was Nancy, Mitch and you could make the case that the Republican half of congress failed us also. But there are those whose jobs it is to ensure safe and valid elections, and Trump should be part of that, but there are so many other issues which are about the American people. Time for Trump to focus on those.
Ultimately, winning for Republicans is about the American people, not about Trump personally.
Of all the 180 degree wrong comments here, your idea that Pence did what he should is the most foolish. Pence had nothing legit to certify and certified anyway. Use your noggin.
I don’t want to listen to his voice for 4 years. Sounds like we won’t get what we need.
I’m shocked at how quickly the Republicans jumped ship. President Trump worked for nothing, took a beaten everyday by the MSM. He gave up everything to make America Great Again and each person’s life Great. What ever happened to loyalty 🤔!
Trump was cheated, we were cheated and we need him back. God had put his hand on him, we need to remember that.
Thankyou president trump
God bless you 🙏 ❤️ 🙌
Free Speech? Not in DeSantis’ Florida!
Sundance noticed this because he’s a Floridian. But if Paul Ryan or Robin Vos notice this, it’s likely going to be on the table here. Remember, The Party is a private organization, and Paul Ryan is the arbiter of ‘good’ Conservatism. And Robin Vos is a very thin-skinned King.
…FLORIDA – […] Senate Bill 1316: Information Dissemination, would require any blogger writing about government officials to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics….
We hasten to add a qualifier:
…those who write “an article, a story, or a series of stories,” about “the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a Cabinet officer, or any member of the Legislature,” and receives or will receive payment for doing so, must register with state offices within five days after the publication of an article that mentions an elected state official.
If another blog post is added to a blog, the blogger would then be required to submit monthly reports on the 10th of each month with the appropriate state office. They would not have to submit a report on months when no content is published….
That raises a question. Many bloggers have a ‘tip jar’ affixed to their site, and will receive payment–but not necessarily for a story about DeSantis, Ryan, Vos, or any other Poohbah, self-appointed or otherwise.
Fortunately for you, dear reader, this blogger does not ask for money, and doesn’t get any, no matter who we choose to attack for their Overbloated Ego problems.
So far, that’s not illegal in Florida, nor Wisconsin.
So far.
(Read the Last Refuge post all the way to the end. DeSantis will NOT answer the Ukraine question.)
CTH with another mention here:
https://truthsocial.com/users/KarliBonne/statuses/109971659814939521
What I’m about to say is not popular, but if the truth be known, I don’t want a woman sitting in the Oval Office. There are those who would say ANY woman would be better than the current occupant in the White House now. Are you kidding? Snow White or any one of the dwarfs would be better than Little Joey, but I digress.
Before someone gets their panties in a bunch. let me clarify. Our enemies, especially in the Middle East where the leaders’ don’t respect a woman simply because she’s a woman, will never legitimately consider anything a woman president has to say. She’ll be thought of as a lesser person. We need a strong male president who will state the truth, stand his ground, and follow through on his word. THAT they’ll listen to.
Women are also more emotional, like it or not. As hard as she tries, a woman will always be influenced by her emotions. Now, yes, some are better at controlling them than others but every woman is influenced and the decisions she makes will be affected by it. It doesn’t matter if she’s on the battlefield, a judge, a pilot, a coach, or anything else, a woman is still a woman. God made men to think more objectively so he can fulfill his role to protect and lead. God gave women the capacity to fulfil their role as the more compassionate, loving, and caring one.
So, now I’m pretty sure I’m about to get blasted for being a chauvinist pig thinking women aren’t capable of being the President. I haven’t said they aren’t capable, although I believe it would be harder for them because of how and why God made them. However, just because something is possible that doesn’t mean its wise. So have at it, folks. Oh, by the way, did I mention I’m a woman married to a man and we have a family? These days I thought I’d better qualify that. Say what you will. I’ll give you the last word and not respond.
DeSantis will be a great nominee -in 2028,
I want to add – I would not vote for Naranda if she was the only one running.