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Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk ‘s post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, maintaining Sunday that he wasn’t familiar with the post despite it prompting major companies to pull advertising from the billionaire’s X social media platform.

“I did not see the comment,” DeSantis, the governor of Florida, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And so, I know that Elon has had a target on his back ever since he purchased Twitter because I think he’s taking it in a direction that a lot of people who are used to controlling the narrative don’t like.”

Musk has sparked outcry with a recent tweet responding to a user who accused Jews of hating white people and for professing a general indifference to antisemitism. “You have said the actual truth,” Musk tweeted in a reply Wednesday.

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[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 77 points 10 months ago

He cannot and will not speak against his voter base and he knows it. He knows damn well what was said- it would be near impossible for him NOT to know.

Fucking liar.

[-] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago

I have no idea what the comment was even though I’m up to speed in general on the backlash. Difference is that I’m already convinced Elon is a bigoted prick so I never felt a need to check? I’m not sure that makes me any better to be honest. For all I know it was something mundane and taken out of context, I just don’t think that’s very likely and even if it was I already think he’s absolute scum for enough other bs he’s said and done.

[-] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago

The first one in this specific instance, is that someone said “Jewish communties have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them.”

Musk replied with “You have said the actual truth”

The second one in this specific instance is that someone else said “Everyone is allowed to be proud of their race, except for white people, because we’ve been brainwashed into believing that our history was some how ‘worse’ than other races."

Musk replied with “Yeah, this is super messed up. Time for this nonsense to end and shame ANYONE who perpetuates these lies!”


Both of these are a little dog whistle-ly, and I could see someone who hasn't been in the corners of the internet, or has never heard of things like "straight pride month" not hearing what's actually being said.

[-] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago

Wow, it’s incredible to me how much hatred that asshole spews. It would be sad if it wasn’t so destructive. He couldn’t be punching down from any higher of a perch than he sits atop. What a miserable and pathetic way to live.

[-] Additional_Prune@lemmy.world 55 points 10 months ago

The article goes on to point out that DeSantis was shown Elon's comment and then still refused to condemn it. Rhonda's statement against antisemitism rings very hollow when he refuses to denounce antisemitism that's shown to him.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

The guy's actual supporters wave nazi flags. He won't risk disenfranchising them.

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 35 points 10 months ago

I did not see the comment.

Here it is. What do you have to say about it now?

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 10 months ago

I need more time to process the comment

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Is it up for debate whether desaintis is bigoted?

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 10 months ago
[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 10 months ago

I'm pretty sure most of them support him because he's a bigot.

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago

It is, but they also have to keep trying to say he's not one when people point out all the reasons he is one

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[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago

Has there ever been a more unlikable Presidential candidate? Seriously. Everything about this guy is unpleasant.

[-] r_se_random@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months ago

I mean, a rapist actually became the President, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago
[-] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 10 months ago

all presidents become mass murderers anyway

[-] SoleInvictus@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Name a United States president since the 1930s that WASN'T guilty of at least one war crime. You can't!

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I was going to say William Henry Harrison, but that was 1841.

[-] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 16 points 10 months ago

Cruz in 2016?

Santorum in 2012?

I think what makes DeSantis different right now, is the circus he's putting on in FL to try to demonstrate how extreme he can be. So these despicable and see-through shenanigans are fresh in our memory.

[-] athos77@kbin.social 18 points 10 months ago

Something that someone pointed out to me several years ago, when there was some scandal in the US Congress and everyone the press contacted was like "I haven't read it so I don't know anything about it": it may or may not be true that he hasn't read it. But he certainly has a staff member who has read it and informed him about it.

"I haven't seen it" is the equivalent of Yes, I know about it, but it would create difficulties for me if I condemn it, so I'm just very conveniently going to avoid 'seeing' it until this blows over. Also, if you continue to press me about the matter, I'm just going to respond that I haven't seen it because I've been focusing on , so there.

[-] iBaz@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

DeSantis walks into a bar and sits at a table with 5 Nazis. The table now has six Nazis.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

And hypothetically doesn’t want to see it, and refuses to look for it.

What a useless dumbass.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

He did nazi the comment.

[-] ExfilBravo@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

The political equivalent of putting your fingers in your ears and yelling LA LA LA LA LA at the top of your lungs when they get asked a question they don't want to answer.

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

This is why the #Nazi's line up for #DeSantis at #Disney.

[-] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago

see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

He sure seems to have a lot of opinions about something he claims to know nothing about.

[-] teamevil@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Was the screen to high and was he not wearing his drag queen heels hidden in boots?

[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Quick somebody show it to him. What a fucking coward.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

That is a fine stance however it means he then has to go seek it out and update people after he has seen it

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

No it's bullshit. He knows what it said. He's giving Musk cover. Fascists always give other fascists cover.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

Well obviously, that’s why he’s not going to get back to us

And then the answer of “didn’t see it” no longer holds merit

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[-] blazera@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

The fuck is this news story?

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