I have, from the get-go, sensed that DeSantis has been doing an insincere, politically exploitative pantomime of Trump's demeanor, appropriating what makes Trump so popular and beloved, as a calculated ascension up the political ladder. His *I am God* campaign ad only heightened the sense that he is motivated by political calculus. As th…
I have, from the get-go, sensed that DeSantis has been doing an insincere, politically exploitative pantomime of Trump's demeanor, appropriating what makes Trump so popular and beloved, as a calculated ascension up the political ladder. His *I am God* campaign ad only heightened the sense that he is motivated by political calculus. As the mother of an actual Ranger who has seen multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has the injuries and Purple Hearts to show for it, that ad offends me and nauseates me.
I have, from the get-go, sensed that DeSantis has been doing an insincere, politically exploitative pantomime of Trump's demeanor, appropriating what makes Trump so popular and beloved, as a calculated ascension up the political ladder. His *I am God* campaign ad only heightened the sense that he is motivated by political calculus. As the mother of an actual Ranger who has seen multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has the injuries and Purple Hearts to show for it, that ad offends me and nauseates me.