Ron DeSantis, potential GOP standard-bearer, sounds out of his depth

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By Eugene Robinson

Apparently no one told Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that if you’re going to wade into the deep waters of foreign policy, you should at least know how to dog paddle.

It turns out that the man many Republicans hope can run for president in 2024 as “Donald Trump without the baggage” is like a deer in headlights when asked, very politely, about the war in Ukraine. It’s not just that he’s unready for prime time. He can’t even handle “Fox & Friends.”

Appearing this week on that GOP-friendly morning show, DeSantis tried to take a Trumpist “America First” position about the war — questioning the level of U.S. military and economic aid President Biden and Congress have given to Ukraine while there are problems that need to be addressed here at home. He ended up sounding weak, ill-informed and incoherent.

I’m old enough to remember when it would have been out of bounds to criticize a U.S. president when he was on foreign soil — and unthinkable when the commander in chief was in a war zone. As DeSantis spoke, Biden was meeting in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, having endured a 10-hour train ride from the Polish border under threat of potential attack by Russian missiles.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/23/desantis-fox-news-ukraine-criticism-incoherent/

[Skittles]

1. I've heard this about DeFascist

that he's kind of an idiot and has the charisma of a paper towel

[GenThePerservering]

4. A wet paper towel NT

[Skittles]

5. alas, being out of ones depth is not a game-killer for repukes

seriously, Donald Fucking Trump lowered THAT bar to freaking OBLIVION

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. A clown that waded too deep into the ocean of reality.

Can hardly do a dead man's float.

[rubbersole]

3. You ain't in Florida anymore, Dorothy.

Which I'm not done repeating.

[markodochartaigh]

6. "He ended up sounding weak, ill-informed and incoherent."

No wonder he does so well in Republican polls, he has what Republican voters are looking for.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Omigod. That's right, he broke the no criticism of a US president when he's on foreign soil rule.

Which just goes to show you how they set up hoops for us to jump through, in order to control us. But they surely won't follow the same rules when the shoe is on the other foot.