UK Business Titans Roast “Bored” DeSantis Post-Meetup

Politico Europe reports:

He hopes to win the hearts and minds of devoted Donald Trump supporters ahead of next year’s U.S. election. But Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis failed to impress British business chiefs at a high-profile London event Friday, in a tired performance described variously as “horrendous,” “low-wattage” and “like the end of an overseas trip.”

One U.K. business figure said DeSantis “looked bored” and “stared at his feet” as he met with titans of British industry in an event co-hosted by Lloyd’s of London — the world’s largest insurance marketplace. A second business figure said it was a “low-wattage” performance and that “nobody in the room was left thinking, ‘this man’s going places’.”

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“Horrendous” … “low-wattage” … “like the end of an overseas trip.”

Ron DeTedious: @RonDeSantisFL underwhelms Britain’s business chiefs

via @POLITICOEurope https://t.co/e1MRGKPyqo#FlaPol

— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) April 29, 2023