Desantis's Monumental Faux Pas – The Lid

Voters must understand where a candidate stands on important issues. But a cardinal rule is never to answer an ambiguous questionnaire from a cable news host noted for conspiracies and pro-dictator rhetoric. Gov. Ron DeSantis ignored this last week, and the fallout has been monumental.

In a transparent effort to assuage Donald Trump’s base, DeSantis adopted a dubious position on Ukraine by declaring:

“While the U.S. has many vital national interests – securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the Chinese Communist Party – becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them.”