Ron DeSantis responds to wife being called ‘America’s Karen’: She ‘threatens the left’ – By Kristen Altus (FOX Business) / July 10, 2023
Florida governor, GOP presidential candidate says his wife Casey wears the criticism from MSNBC as a ‘badge of honor’
After a liberal media panel mocked Florida’s first lady Casey DeSantis as “America’s Karen,” her husband and GOP presidential candidate defended their values and platform against leftist attacks.
“My wife is an incredibly strong first lady of Florida, a fantastic mother and a great wife, and that threatens the left,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on “Varney & Co.” Monday.
“So she and I kind of shrug it off because we know it just shows they view her as a threat, because the message that she was bringing in Iowa about the rights of parents and how we are not going to take this anymore with the left trying to indoctrinate our kids, they understand that that resonates not just with Republican parents, with independent parents and, yes, with Democrat parents,” he added.
On MSNBC’s “Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart” this past weekend, a political panel mocked and name-called Florida’s first lady when discussing DeSantis’ campaigning strategy, particularly after Casey’s recently announced Mamas for DeSantis initiative
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