It would appear that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — one of the most prominent Republican voices not named Donald and heir apparent to the GOP’s presidential nomination — needs a bit of media training.
For the second time this week, DeSantis has been caught off guard by an awkward photo op. His foray into new boot goofin’ reverberated around the internet after he made the unwise decision to pair campaign merch, ill-fitting jeans and pristine shrimp boots while stopping off in Southwest Florida. We thought he couldn’t top such a bad look. We were wrong.
Ron got caught in a real-life version of the famous Virgin vs. Chad meme, slouching along in the foreground as Joe Biden gamely chatted up one Floridian with his arm around another. DeSantis’ Charlie Brown-esque sulk is in stark opposition to his smiling majorette stomp from earlier in the week and the whole scene is underlined by the addition of the Florida Man’s cracker shirt, helpfully identifying the person having a laugh with the prez as a true-blue Floridian.
As you might expect, the internet had a few things to say about this incredible shot. Check out a few of our favorites below.
Do they work on the Sabbath? It’s not faith, it’s hate. https://t.co/v7qS00DfzN— Kris 🌻 (@KrisArmstrong1) June 6, 2022Cue sad Charlie Brown song … https://t.co/CipBSksSs3— Biden-Harris: For the People 🇺🇦 (@Rick_H_CA) October 6, 2022Ron looks like his mom just publicly scolded him at a McDonald's Play Place https://t.co/1xRsO9WjPx— 𝕭𝖆𝖉 𝕴𝖓𝖋𝖑𝖚𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊 (@BamSullivan) October 6, 2022It looks like Biden took away his phone and said "No games until we're done. I need you to act like you care for once." https://t.co/lQV1xpkgOn— Natt 🏳️🌈 ♒ (@NattEp8S1) October 6, 2022It looks like Biden took away his phone and said "No games until we're done. I need you to act like you care for once." https://t.co/lQV1xpkgOn— Natt 🏳️🌈 ♒ (@NattEp8S1) October 6, 2022It looks like Biden took away his phone and said "No games until we're done. I need you to act like you care for once." https://t.co/lQV1xpkgOn— Natt 🏳️🌈 ♒ (@NattEp8S1) October 6, 2022fuckin charlie brown over here https://t.co/bNg0ij0EpY— seasonal wife geist (@wife_geist) October 6, 2022Coming on the heels of this picture, you have to wonder if his staff secretly hates him pic.twitter.com/wB4SlHMq1x— EVEN DOOM FEARS DARK BRANDON (@DOOM2020ORBUST) October 6, 2022It’s like they staged it. Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/uVn0MlUWVT— Jake-o-Lantern 🎃 (@waveturtlejake) October 6, 2022It’s like they staged it. Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/uVn0MlUWVT— Jake-o-Lantern 🎃 (@waveturtlejake) October 6, 2022https://t.co/tJM6VuGH5w— Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker⚔️ (@Nomads4Pritzker) October 6, 2022https://t.co/tJM6VuGH5w— Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker⚔️ (@Nomads4Pritzker) October 6, 2022https://t.co/tJM6VuGH5w— Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker⚔️ (@Nomads4Pritzker) October 6, 2022https://t.co/tJM6VuGH5w— Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker⚔️ (@Nomads4Pritzker) October 6, 2022pic.twitter.com/aLXey4IOtV— Tom Lynch 🌻 (@tplynch2) October 6, 2022pic.twitter.com/4A2DB3cOCY— Jennifer Bradley (@__tootpootbooty) October 5, 2022He’s sulking. His campaign manager would not let him wear his boots. pic.twitter.com/QS61plk23X— Nancy (@ponymom275) October 5, 2022