Posted on 07/01/2023 6:42:53 PM PDT by jacknhoo
Governor Ron DeSantis’ campaign team released a wild culture war ad on Friday taking aim at former President Trump as Pride Month ends, using clips from “American Psycho” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” to hammer home the Florida firebrand’s leadership on issues.
“To wrap up ‘Pride Month,’ let’s hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it…” the DeSantis War Room tweeted with a compilation of clips showing Trump’s ties to the LGBTQ and transgender community.
The video begins with a 2016 clip of Trump telling the Republican National Convention, “I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens,” utilizing a rainbow pride flag superimposed over his image. It then showcases a number of clips of Trump with transgender Caitlyn Jenner, who is also a Republican. Then a graphic shows DeSantis with lightning bolts shooting out of his eyes next to the word “NO.”
Ads by The ad is sure to offend Trump supporters and it enraged leftist media outlets as well such as Mediaite which branded it as “bizarre” and “unhinged.” But the ad will no doubt appeal to certain demographics which was the point. It is also intended to show that DeSantis will protect children no matter what and that he stands strongly against elements of the transgender movement.
The ad touts the headline, “DeSantis Signs ‘Most Extreme Slate of Anti-Trans Laws in Modern History,’” as energetic music plays in the background and images of DeSantis stream.
According to Mediate, the ad also uses 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” in what appears to make the point that DeSantis will fight evil.
A stylized graphic toward the end of the ad shows DeSantis depicted as an alligator with reptile eyes and spiky teeth, again in an effort to show his strength. Images of Spartans are also interspersed in the ad and, finally in another play off of “Wolf of Wall Street,” the ad declares that a real wolf has finally arrived.
Trump supporters and leftists viciously attacked the ad online.
A conservative Florida LGBTQ group called the Log Cabin Republicans took issue with the ad.
“Today’s message from the DeSantis campaign War Room is divisive and desperate. Republicans and other commonsense conservatives know Ron Desantis has alienated swing-state and younger voters,” the group wrote on Friday.
“Conservatives understand that we need to protect our kids, preserve women’s sports, safeguard women’s spaces and strengthen parental rights, but Ron DeSantis’ extreme rhetoric goes has just ventured into homophobic territory.”
“Desantis’ rhetoric will lose hard-fought gains in critical races across the nation. This old playbook has been tried in the past and has failed – repeatedly,” the group proclaimed. “Left-wing gays have tried to hijack the equality movement by pushing their radical sex and gender policies on children while slandering anyone who disagrees with them.”
“Ron DeSantis and his team can’t tell the difference between commonsense gays and the radical Left gays. He, sadly, sees them all the same. His naive policy positions are dangerous and politically stupid,” they charged.
Charles T. Moran, the national president of Log Cabin Republicans, also condemned DeSantis in his own post.
“You could have gone after radical queers, @RonDeSantis – but instead you went after the ones who win the @GOP votes and get Republicans elected. People like me,” he wrote. “Wrong fight to pick, bud.”
Ron, you’re making a mistake.
He betray Trump.
Why in hell he couldn’t have waited 4 years is beyond me.
Mabey, or mabey he has forced President Trump to go go all in on the Culture War, and become Trump 2.0.
Either people forget or never knew that Trump had widespread support from many stripes.
No one is special, but everyone deserves the same Constitutional rights.
DeSantis once again demonstrating his National puerility
How so?
Trump spent $$$ like a drunk democrat and remains a New York social liberal.
“Why in hell he couldn’t have waited 4 years is beyond me.”
Because Trump lost. And lost the Senate.
Bull!
Why would trump take offense when everything in the video is true?
Yep. He should remain loyal to Trump. Trump would never be disloyal to Ron unless of course it suits his purpose.
Exactly. Don’t trust anyone.
Only I know what is best for everyone.
And nobody cared, and he’ll poll even lower next week..
Dumbest campaign ever
“Either people forget or never knew that Trump had widespread support from many stripes.”
But not enough to win or keep the senate or congress.
To much rich, anti-Trump, Globalist donor money thrown at him.
He probably thought if he said no now, the money not be available for 28.
And if loses it won’t be available then either.
I think you need to explain this a bit further. Define "constitutional rights" in this context. What "constitutional rights" does Ron DeSantis want to deny them?
Which election years are you referring to?
“Which election years are you referring to?”
Everyone after 2016.
So is DeSantis saying he won’t protect US citizens?
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