DeSantis Rips Off “Top Gun” With New Merch Sales

Florida Politics reports:

Top Gun Tom Cruise, meet “Top Gov” Ron DeSantis. That’s the message from a rip-roaring new line of merchandise from the Florida Governor, paying homage to the box office smash “Top Gun: Maverick,” which is already over $600 million in global receipts.

“Our Freedom First Agenda is at full throttle. Governor Ron DeSantis is on a mission to defend Florida from the Brandon administration’s unending failures,” the copy reads. “In Florida, we have a Top Gov — and we plan to keep it that way.”

“Join us in Freedomtown, USA … Go Mach 10 for FREEDOM,” the pitch continued for the high-flying branded gear.

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