Although Ron DeSantis has spent much of the past week being mocked by both his critics and media outlets, MSNBC’s Jen Psaki warned viewers that these memes should not “distract” viewers from what’s really going on in the game. Are.
Psaki said on Sunday’s “Inside with Jen Psaki” that DeSantis is signaling to MAGA supporters that “he will succeed where Trump did not” and questioned his respect for the office and the Constitution.
“It’s about power. He didn’t make a secret of it,” Psaki later said, “we can all still enjoy the Twitter memes that make fun of the next inevitable weirdo that’s on the DeSantis campaign trail.” But don’t let that distract you from what he’s really saying because it’s far more consequential.
The Florida governor and 2024 presidential candidate has often become the butt of derision among his opponents and critics. Everything from DeSantis white shoes To his fake laugh Has served as fodder for jokes online. Super PAC of former President Donald Trump made an attack ad It centers around the revelation that DeSantis eats pudding with his fingers.
The most recent cause for laughter was the Florida governor’s “misogynistic” campaign announcement via Twitter Space on Wednesday. An online conversation with Elon Musk, the platform’s CEO, was scheduled to take place, with several delays, crashes and interruptions.
Psaki said, “Given the publicity, it is safe to assume that it was not in the DeSantis campaign communications plan for the most common descriptions of the event to be the words ‘meltdown’, ‘disaster’ and worse.”
But the “Inside” host cautioned that “that shouldn’t detract from what he’s really saying.” In his warnings, Psaki highlights DeSantis’ pledge fire fbi director christopher ray and he claims he will consider forgiving The January 6 rioters, which may have included his political rival Trump. Yet Psaki was most concerned about DeSantis’ interest in “leverage points” surrounding Article II of the Constitution. This article outlines the limits of what a US President can and cannot do.
“DeSantis has made it clear repeatedly this week that he really isn’t interested in borders or guardrails at all,” Psaki said. “Clearly DeSantis is pitching himself as the person who will wield power in a way that goes beyond what Trump did. He made that crystal clear on Thursday when he took office as president. Said that he would expand his authority beyond the limits of his predecessors.
Watch the full “Inside with Jan Psaki” segment in the video above.
