DeSantis Posts Deranged Ad Attacking Trump and Pride Month With 'American Psycho' Clips
By: Charlie Nash (Mediaite)
I feel confident that most people will think this is one of the more disturbing political ads they have ever seen.
You can see the video at the Mediate link.
OR on twitter
https://twitter.com/DeSantisWarRoom/status/1674899610379116546?s=20
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Ron DeSantis' Republican presidential campaign posted a deranged ad on Friday that attacked former President Donald Trump and Pride Month using clips from American Psycho and The Wolf of Wall Street.
"To wrap up 'Pride Month,' let's hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it…" tweeted the DeSantis War Room, attached to a bizarre and unhinged compilation showing Trump's ties to the LGBT community.
To wrap up "Pride Month," let's hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it…
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— DeSantis War Room (@DeSantisWarRoom) June 30, 2023
The video opened with a 2016 clip of Trump telling the Republican National Convention, "I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens," as a rainbow pride flag was edited over the top. The video then showed several clips of Trump with transgender Republican Caitlyn Jenner, before a meme showed DeSantis with lightning bolts shooting out of his eyes next to the word "NO."
From here, the ad only became even more unhinged, cutting from a "Chad" meme to the headline, "DeSantis Signs 'Most Extreme Slate of Anti-Trans Laws in Modern History'," as aggressive techno music played.
The video went on to show clips of necrophiliac-serial killer-rapist Patrick Bateman from American Psycho, British gangster Tommy Shelby from Peaky Blinders, and convicted fraudster Jordan Belfort from Wolf of Wall Street, overlaid with even more headlines referencing DeSantis' "draconian" and "evil" anti-LGBT record.
Finally, at the end of the video, a drawing of DeSantis as an alligator with reptile eyes and spiky teeth could be seen.
The video was ridiculed by many on social media, including supporters of DeSantis' rival Trump.
Several users pointed out that Trump's comment about protecting LGBTQ citizens was made just after the Pulse nightclub shooting, where an ISIS supporter killed 49 people and injured 58 others.
"Lots of issues with this video," reacted Trump 2020 rapid response director Andrew Clark. "Chiefly, the opening line from Trump saying 'I'll do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens' as if that's a huge hit?"
He questioned, "Is DeSantis opposed to protecting LGBTQ citizens? I get the message they were going for, but damn this isn't it."
"Holy shit this is cringe," tweeted podcast host Tim Pool, who argued that while he gave "credit to DeSantis," the DeSantis campaign wasn't "doing themselves any favors."
Trump supporters also pointed out that DeSantis had sent two branded baby onesies to one of his most prominent allies, the gay conservative commentator Dave Rubin, after he became a father to two babies via surrogacy with his husband in 2022.
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I had to double check to make sure that the site posting this wasnt an anti DeSantis site in disguise. Its not. Its part of DeSantis official campaign.
Even some Republicans are firing back against the ad.
All DeSantis does is stoke the ''culture war'' bs.
These people are nuts.
Some in the DeSantis administration are celebrating LBGQ leaving Florida. Specifically Christina Pushaw, rapid response director for Ron DeSantis, he and his administration claim to be real Americans, sadly they really don't know what real Americans are.
"All DeSantis does is stoke the ''culture war'' bs."
Well, he seems to be winning, and that's got the left very worried.
In the real world of reality, DeSantis isn't winning but you are free to believe any BS you want.
“…and that's got the left very worried.”
His rhetoric and his actions should have us all very worried.
The modern day version of George Wallace. Instead of saying he won't be "out n×××erd" he says he won't be out fa@@ed.
Discrimination is Discrimination, no matter the source or the victims.
This is in a pro-DeSantis ad. He is bragging about having a "draconian" and "evil" anti-LGBT record.
Exactly the point of my comment.