Watch – Gov. DeSantis Taking Heat for Calling Fauci an Elf
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is becoming known for going head to head with anyone who might be standing in the way of keeping his state of Florida free. He’ll go after reporters, Disney, and now Dr. Anthony Fauci.
A clip of a recent speech by the governor has gone viral and it has awakened the awoke on the left.
DeSantis is seen proclaiming about Fauci, “I’m just sick of seeing him. I know he says he’s gonna retire. Someone needs to grab that little elf and chuck him across the Potomac.”
DeSantis on Fauci: "I'm just sick of seeing him. I know he says he's gonna retire. Someone needs to grab that little elf and chuck him across the Potomac!”pic.twitter.com/zB20gKOiZZ
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) August 24, 2022
The crowd listening to the speech roared with delight. But some others on social media…not so much.
Some of the crowd just wanted DeSantis to be more informed. They let him know that elves can be tall, Fauci is more like a gnome or a dwarf.
But the Daily Beast’s Justin Baragona, wrote an article to lament such remarks from the governor.
In it, Baragona wrote:
“DeSantis, who recently debuted a performative tough-guy ‘Top Gov’ campaign with himself as ‘Maverick,’ has long aimed Fauci to burnish his MAGA credentials.
Last year, for instance, he began hawking ‘Don’t Fauci My Florida’ merch as coronavirus cases spiked in his state. Fauci, meanwhile, has been the target of countless death threats. A man who said he wanted to break every bone in Fauci’s ‘disgusting elf skull’ was recently sentenced to three years in prison.
‘Like the governor’s statement… is this question a joke?’ Deputy Press Secretary Jeremy Redfern told The Daily Beast when asked about DeSantis’ remarks in light of ongoing threats to Fauci. He further suggested contacting the governor’s campaign if The Daily Beast ‘really believes this warrants a comment,’ as he is ‘not able to comment on political matters.’
Redfern then tweeted out a screenshot of this reporter’s email with clown and globe emojis for a caption. The campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”
Got a question about this from @justinbaragona of @thedailybeast.
🤡🌎 https://t.co/OuEXTrlyHh pic.twitter.com/VWa6Thp4IW
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) August 24, 2022
Take a look at some other critical responses below:
One doesn’t have to view another human being as a “sacred religious icon” to object to a potential president calling him an “elf” who should be “chucked” across the Potomac.
But of course everyone knows that. https://t.co/yjbH4vLg25
— David French (@DavidAFrench) August 25, 2022
I’m not sure which is worse, the malicious juvenile insult or the wild cheering in response. https://t.co/m14pe35A1T
— David French (@DavidAFrench) August 25, 2022
Fascist Ron DeSantis called on his supporters to physically assault Dr. Anthony Fauci. This is an explicit call for violence against an 81 year old Government Official — a crime punishable by up to 5 years in prison. Ron DeSantis should be removed from the ballot and prosecuted.
— Dash Dobrofsky (@DashDobrofsky) August 25, 2022
