Trump Mocks DeSantis On Pronunciation Of His Name

Posted last night to Trump’s Truth Social account:

Have you heard that ‘Rob’ DeSanctimonious wants to change his name, again. He is demanding that people call him DeeeSantis, rather than DaSantis. Actually, I like ‘Da’ better, a nicer flow, so I am happy he is changing it. He gets very upset when people, including reporters, don’t pronounce it correctly. Therefore, he shouldn’t mind, DeSanctimonious?

Axios reports:

Some presidential candidates struggle to nail their message. Ron DeSantis is struggling to nail his NAME. In the early days of his campaign, DeSantis has gone back and forth between pronouncing his name Dee-Santis and Deh-Santis.

Why it matters: DeSantis’ dissonance on how to say his name — for years an issue of confusion for his campaign teams — is a curiosity as many GOP leaders and donors wonder whether the Florida governor is ready for the scrutiny of a presidential campaign.

Asked the proper way to pronounce his name, DeSantis’ campaign did not answer. The super PAC, Never Back Down, declined to say. Early in his political career, DeSantis, 44, appeared to use “Dee-Santis” more often — then began a slow and still-incomplete evolution to “Deh-Santis.”

Imagine refusing to clarify the pronunciation of the candidates name. https://t.co/i0HyAeUiRC

— Molly Jong-fast (@MollyJongFast) June 1, 2023