Iowa — It was an inauspicious start for Ron DeSantis in Iowa on Friday.

Chanting “Ron DeFascist” and “pudding fingers” on a megaphone while ringing cowbells, two protesters effectively cut short the Florida governor’s first campaign stop of the day at a large roadside rock painted for war veterans.

It was the second notable disruption of a Republican presidential candidate by the left in Iowa this week, after a Democrat on Thursday asked Mike Pence at the Iowa State Fair, “Why did you commit treason on Jan. 6?”

At the DeSantis event, Kara Ryan of Des Moines said she and her aunt, Heather Ryan, were there on behalf of a political action committee called “Bitches Get Stuff Done,” that supports abortion rights.

A man there to support DeSantis, wearing a hat given out by his aligned super PAC, Never Back Down, at one point tried to stop the noise by attempting unsuccessfully to knock the megaphone out of Heather Ryan’s hands.

DeSantis, joined by his wife Casey, still tried to give remarks.

“People like that,” he said, referring to the two protesters drowning him out, “are what’s holding this country back.”

The handful of veterans gathered erupted in applause. But the event was hurried, DeSantis’ meeting with the veterans brief.

DeSantis is set to appear at events in several other Iowa towns Friday as part of his 99-county tour, before attending the Iowa state fair on Saturday.

  • theodewere
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    when everyone figures out how fun and easy it is to heckle him, he’s in real trouble

    • @saltesc
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      Legit. It was two people and they disrupted the event into ending early. I bet even they were underwhelmed by how easy it was

      Protesters will have fun with this.

      • theodewere
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        protesters? shit man, bored stoners may come out for this…

  • @[email protected]
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    a Democrat on Thursday asked Mike Pence at the Iowa State Fair, “Why did you commit treason on Jan. 6?”

    I don’t understand this accusation - Mike Pence is an asshole, don’t get me wrong, but I thought Jan. 6 was like, maybe the 1 good thing he did by not going along with Trump’s plan to steal the election? What am I missing?

      • @sneakycow
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        141 year ago

        It wasn’t a Democrat, the article is wrong. It was a maga idiot.

    • @Sunforged
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      241 year ago

      What am I missing?

      MAGA brain rot.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      Full Question for Context: “‘Why did you commit treason on January 6 and not stand by President Trump?’”

    • @[email protected]
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      The questioner thinks the election was stolen and Pence was duty-bound to help block Biden from being certified as POTUS.

    • @Daisyifyoudo
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      21 year ago

      Mike Pence is an asshole

      That’s an understatement. Mike Pence is walking talking human garbage.

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          Oh, I expanded on the point that Pence is a fucking asshole. Nice gatekeeping though.

            • @Daisyifyoudo
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              21 year ago

              No, he was my governor and not only enacted damaging policy while in office, but some of the things that did not pass were unbelievable. My favorite being when he tried to pass a law where women who had gotten an abortion would have to host a mandatory funeral and pay for funerary costs. Just disgusting.

              He’s a repugnant human being and an even worse official.

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        01 year ago

        I agree with you, but this response is not at all helpful or pertinent to the question asked.

  • Flying Squid
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    And this is the best they could come up with to go against Trump.

    It would be pathetic if it wasn’t so terrifying.

    • TurtleJoe
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      I think his campaign would have been very effective if Trump was already in prison.

      His whole thing was, “Trump is weak, and actually too liberal on the issues.”

      This obviously cannot work currently, as Trump is the strict daddy figure, and you cannot call strict daddy weak. You also cannot be stricter than strict daddy. This is how hierarchical thinking works.

      However, if Trump was already in prison, he’d be like, “Trump is weak, and that’s why he’s in prison.” And that would sell.

  • @[email protected]
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    451 year ago

    I can’t lie: regardless of how uncertain I am about the political future of the US, I am MASSIVELY enjoying watching the GOP eat itself.

  • @SulaymanF
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    I don’t get it, why pudding?

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    before attending the Iowa state fair on Saturday.

    The fair saved a lot of money, a two for one: one clown that’s also a fake strongman!

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    Let’s be honest: Ron DeSantis eating pudding with a spoon is the most human, likeable thing about him.

    I’d make it a central component of his campaign