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| Florida’s Ron DeSantis sparks liberal Twitter meltdown after he provocatively… sits in a chair | Florida’s Ron DeSantis sparks liberal Twitter meltdown after he provocatively… sits in a chair |
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| Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has once again become the target of biting Twitter scrutiny, this time for sitting in a manner deemed unbecoming. The scandal comes after a photo of him eating pizza caused liberals great distress. | Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has once again become the target of biting Twitter scrutiny, this time for sitting in a manner deemed unbecoming. The scandal comes after a photo of him eating pizza caused liberals great distress. |
| The Republican governor spoke with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham during a townhall event on Thursday, touching on a range of issues, including the debate over transgender athletes in women’s sports, as well as questions about how to make elections more secure. | The Republican governor spoke with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham during a townhall event on Thursday, touching on a range of issues, including the debate over transgender athletes in women’s sports, as well as questions about how to make elections more secure. |
| The event, which was attended by several other GOP governors, was predictably dismissed by liberals as transphobic and/or racist. But Vox’s Aaron Rupar took his own astute criticisms one step further: DeSantis was sitting in a way that he did not approve of. | The event, which was attended by several other GOP governors, was predictably dismissed by liberals as transphobic and/or racist. But Vox’s Aaron Rupar took his own astute criticisms one step further: DeSantis was sitting in a way that he did not approve of. |
| “Sitting very strongly,” Rupar noted, attaching a screengrab of the governor’s potentially career-ending indiscretion. The photograph shows DeSantis sitting in a chair, his legs slightly spread with his hands resting on his knees. | “Sitting very strongly,” Rupar noted, attaching a screengrab of the governor’s potentially career-ending indiscretion. The photograph shows DeSantis sitting in a chair, his legs slightly spread with his hands resting on his knees. |
| Rupar did not elaborate on what DeSantis did specifically to irk him. But responses to the tweet suggest that the Republican governor was guilty of ‘manspreading’, a term used to describe men who take up more space than necessary when sitting in public transportation. | Rupar did not elaborate on what DeSantis did specifically to irk him. But responses to the tweet suggest that the Republican governor was guilty of ‘manspreading’, a term used to describe men who take up more space than necessary when sitting in public transportation. |
| Others said that ‘manspreading’ DeSantis was clearly getting ready to ‘mansplain’ (a term that means: explaining things in a condescending manner to women). | Others said that ‘manspreading’ DeSantis was clearly getting ready to ‘mansplain’ (a term that means: explaining things in a condescending manner to women). |
| “He has strong elementary school bully vibes,” read another comment, apparently provoked by the photograph of DeSantis sitting in a chair. | “He has strong elementary school bully vibes,” read another comment, apparently provoked by the photograph of DeSantis sitting in a chair. |
| Others were slightly less upset by Rupar’s discovery. | Others were slightly less upset by Rupar’s discovery. |
| Several replies said it was amusing that the simple act of sitting down would trigger so many negative comments directed at DeSantis. | Several replies said it was amusing that the simple act of sitting down would trigger so many negative comments directed at DeSantis. |
| Others theorized that DeSantis wasn’t trying to make a political statement, but rather was wearing jeans that were too tight. | Others theorized that DeSantis wasn’t trying to make a political statement, but rather was wearing jeans that were too tight. |
| The outrage comes less than a week after DeSantis was photographed biting into a slice of pizza. The photo apparently spooked some of his liberal critics, who took issue with the “disturbing” way in which the governor eats pizza. | The outrage comes less than a week after DeSantis was photographed biting into a slice of pizza. The photo apparently spooked some of his liberal critics, who took issue with the “disturbing” way in which the governor eats pizza. |
| DeSantis, who has been called a potential ‘heir’ to Donald Trump’s political legacy, has increasingly become a go-to target for Democrats and liberal activists. He made headlines after vowing to keep vaccine passports out of Florida, a move that earned him both praise and scorn. His battle with the press took on new dimensions after ‘60 Minutes’ was accused of deceptively editing a piece about his Covid-19 response. | DeSantis, who has been called a potential ‘heir’ to Donald Trump’s political legacy, has increasingly become a go-to target for Democrats and liberal activists. He made headlines after vowing to keep vaccine passports out of Florida, a move that earned him both praise and scorn. His battle with the press took on new dimensions after ‘60 Minutes’ was accused of deceptively editing a piece about his Covid-19 response. |
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