Posted on 02/08/2023 4:40:41 PM PST by conservative98
As for the photograph, Salon reported that DeSantis addressed the subject after being asked a question. His answer did not specifically address the claim in the meme, but did respond generally.
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Hill Reporter Article
The second post Trump re-shared linked out to an article from Hill Reporter, which is a website described by The New York Times as being "a blog put out by a Democratic super PAC." The story was published on Oct. 24, 2021.
The headline of the Hill Reporter article read, "[Exclusive] [PIC] Ron DeSantis Accused of Attending Drinking Party With Students At High School Where He Taught."
According to the story, information about the photograph was provided to a Hill Reporter by "a source with close knowledge of the matter."
While the article did say that the girls "loved" DeSantis," it made no direct claim or provided any evidence in regard to the idea that he had been "grooming" them for sex. That specific claim appeared to have been born in the meme, which Trump later re-shared.
"According to our whistleblower, [DeSantis] had a reputation among students for being a young 'hot teacher' who girls loved, and the girls in the photo are believed to have graduated in 2002, making them seniors at the time," the story read.
Hill Reporter also added, "The source who provided the photo says that it was taken prior to graduation — meaning the young girls would still have been DeSantis' responsibility at the time."
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The Times identified the man in the photograph as being the future Florida governor, and added that "several students recalled that Mr. DeSantis was a frequent presence at parties with the seniors who lived in town."
(Excerpt) Read more at snopes.com ...
It doesn’t hurt him, it makes him more relatable by having been an average young man.
Thankfully he doesn't have a crack pipe hanging out of his mouth though.
I notice Ron DeSantis doesn’t deny it outright, and Snopes doesn’t provide their verdict. Interesting.
Apparently they weren’t high school girls anymore since they had graduated.
I had a bit of the bubbly while under age and when shipped over to VietNam, there was no age limit.
This is what happens when you’re not really tested on the national stage and the media is putting you up as the frontrunner.
If we put ourselves in Trump’s shoes, he feels like he did a lot and the election was stolen and he is being mistreated by the FBI and all the rest and the nomination is his and that he made Desantis.
Desantis comes along a young upstart and wants to run again Trump, forgets who got him to where he was and thinks he is going to blow by Trump like Trump never did anything in his life.
Is Trump supposed to lay down for Ron?
Maybe the photo isn’t him or maybe there is a reason Desantis was partying and drinking with underage girls. But the photo is reported to be real and Desantis isn’t saying otherwise.
It is bound to get a lot worse. If Trump is dangling the photo, he could have the backstory or the media will dig it up. The media is going to treat Desantis a lot differently after this. This is a wararning shot from Trump. He is serious about running and will do what’s it takes to win and beat Biden. Desantis has to be very very careful.
That was my thought
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