Gov. Ron DeSantis bashed President Joe Biden’s angry and hostile speech about conservative Americans, saying the comments will help make the 2022 elections a referendum on him.
Appearing on Fox News Friday night, the Florida Republican started by calling Biden’s appearance in Philadelphia on Thursday night “one of the most disgusting speeches an American president has given.”
“He ran as being a unifier, but he’s basically saying to the vast majority of the country that disapproves of him that they’re effectively a threat to the republic,” said DeSantis. “He dotters. He lashes out. But at the end of the day, his policies are why there is so much opposition to him.”
The governor went to note Biden’s key failures: the “disaster” of opening the border to mass illegal immigration, how Biden “knee-capped” the U.S. energy industry, and how he’s introduced “one of the worst inflations” America has had in more than 40 years.
“Of course, people are going to be upset at all the wreckage he’s left in his wake,” said DeSantis.
“He is the American Nero. He’s a failed leader and I think that he is doing this because he’s trying to energize his base to fend off a real butt-whipping this November.”
Nero was the 1st-century Roman emperor in charge when a vast fire burned down nearly half of Rome. In an attempt to cast suspicion off himself, Nero blamed early Christians for the blaze. In turn, Christians were captured, tortured, and executed.