President Of Dem Oppo Group Rejoices That Trump PAC Used His Idea For Ad Hitting DeSantis
Last month, Pat Dennis, president of American Bridge 21st Century, which is "focused on holding Republicans accountable and ensuring a Democratic victory," mocked the idea of an anti-DeSantis ad in a tweet: "With someone with a paid ad. Looks like Ron Desanti is eating milk with his fingers they're doing, but it's labeled Medicare and Social Security, what's that?
Almost a month after making the comment, Dennis' sentiment has been confirmed.
Earlier this week, Make America Great Again Inc. The PAC, which has no direct ties to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, ran an ad featuring a DeSantis lookalike eating chocolate milk while the network says it has "dirty fingers all over it." his right hand". ." ". the oldest." "
After the release of the "Fingerpudding" ad, Dennis took to Twitter to express his delight that his idea was being mocked by a pro-Trump PAC.
"They did it, crazy people did it," Dennis wrote.
A blow to DeSantis, who is widely believed to be seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the governor reportedly ate chocolate milk with three fingers in March.
The Daily Beast's account of DeSantis' "low-key" character is said to be drawn from the accounts of an anonymous former GOP staffer and operative. Reporters Jake Lahut and Zachary Petrizzo said DeSantis "struggled with basic social skills" and exhibited "an aversion to banter" and "common pleasures" that made unplanned interactions difficult.
Among the various claims about his personal habits, the article focuses on DeSantis' behaviors.
RON DESANTIS' TEN MEDIA STORIES, DON'T SAY FROM GAY TO PUDD
"I think it's a coincidence that my dumbest tweet happens to be the Trump team's best idea," Dennis said in response to Fox Digital's request for comment. "I'm also concerned that the Trump team, as president, wants to whitewash Trump's proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare in each of his White House budgets. If the DeSantis campaign wants free advice, I suggest you focus on that."
The pro-Trump PAC is not the first group to launch attacks against DeSantis on Social Security and Medicare.
In the 2018 Florida gubernatorial primary, Adam Putnam, who served as the Sunshine State's agriculture commissioner from 2011 to 2019, launched a similar attack on DeSantis in a campaign ad that PolitiFact called misleading and exaggerated.
"Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare. Trump doesn't want that," said another man.
This story has been updated to reflect comments from Pat Dennis.
Fox News' Lindsay Kornick contributed to this article.
