PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump thinks Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “walks like a duck” when he wears high-heeled lifts in his cowboy boots, adding that he thinks he's “really good at walking.” The debaters believe they could force DeSantis to take off his shoes on live television by exposing the elevator inside.
“Did you see him get off the stage at the last debate? He could barely walk,” President Trump said during a more than two-hour interview with Breitbart News at Mar-a-Lago last week. spoke about DeSantis in an exclusive interview. “I'm a little surprised that he continues to do that because he had trouble getting off the podium in the last debate. Someone says to him, 'Please take off your shoes, I want to know if they're high heels.' Probably. If you have a really good debater, you'll have no choice but to do it. They will because he tries to pretend it didn't happen. He walks like a duck. ”
DeSantis has come under intense scrutiny in recent months for allegedly wearing high-heeled lifts inside his cowboy boots to increase his height, a charge he denies. During an interview with businessman Patrick Bett-David on the PBD podcast in October, DeSantis denied wearing lifts in his shoes and claimed to be 5 feet 11 inches tall, but at the same time He also said that the boots are ready-made lucchies without a lift.
This clip from PBD where Ron DeSantis gets scolded on the spot about his high heel boots 😂 pic.twitter.com/m76YUYfAdm
— Leftmap (@leftmapcs) October 31, 2023
This story has taken on a life of its own across social media and news outlets, including places like: politiko, vanity fair, new york magazine, bar stooland the palm beach post Above all, we are devoting investigative resources to talking to experts about the truth of the matter.
Video of DeSantis stumbling off the podium during debate went viral Also online:
Ron DeSantis tripped over a step during a commercial break. #Debate2023 pic.twitter.com/k7OuN0Uxhw
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 9, 2023
In fact, Trump mocked DeSantis' awkward gait during a rally in November.
President Trump mocked Ron DeSanctimonius for tripping while wearing high heels on the debate stage. pic.twitter.com/JJlvDU9HAc
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 11, 2023
Another 2024 Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, mocked DeSantis in an interview with Charlamagne Tha God on The Daily Show.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who was criticized for relaxing the Senate's dress code in favor of shorts instead of suits, mocked DeSantis.
Parker > 4 Inch Lift Cowboy Boots pic.twitter.com/9xbLmDWER6
— Sen. John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) November 1, 2023
The story had been in the works for several months until DeSantis was asked about it during a podcast appearance.
Governor, if you don't mind, what is that? pic.twitter.com/Zu3mQTd2RT
— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) March 1, 2023
Another takeaway from DeSantis' snoozefest visit in New Hampshire is that his heels are high.
Mr. DeSantis should agree to wear flat shoes in debates, or other Republican candidates should refuse to attend. pic.twitter.com/NmqlpN93Wc
— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) May 19, 2023
Desinctimonius' fundraising numbers comparisons are as bogus as his high-heeled boots. press. Trump raised $28.3 million in the first two quarters since he was announced as a candidate, and $35 million in this most recent quarter.
The extremely high average donations shown by the Desanctus camp show that… https://t.co/snghmF1ybm
— Steven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) July 6, 2023
Mr. Trump has a wide lead over Mr. DeSantis in primary and caucus polls nationally and in each state. DeSantis is trailing Haley in several polls. The Iowa caucuses will be held in less than two weeks on January 15th, and the New Hampshire primary will be held eight days later on January 23rd.
Details of President Trump's latest exclusive interview with Breitbart News will be released soon.
