Roger Stone's Attack on Casey DeSantis Sparks Furious Backlash
Casey DeSantis, wife of Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, speaks during a campaign rally on November 06, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. Roger Stone’s insult against Casey DeSantis sparked a huge backlash on social media.
Roger Stone’s attack against Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has sparked a huge backlash on social media, with some users saying the longtime Donald Trump ally has crossed the line.
Stone is the political strategist who was convicted in 2020 on charges including lying to Congress and obstructing justice and witness tampering. He was later pardoned by Trump in his last weeks in the White House. Stone called Casey DeSantis a “c***” on Wednesday night for mentioning her children during her husband’s campaign trail.
Casey DeSantis has not only supported Ron DeSantis’ bid for the White House, but also played a role as strategic adviser to her husband, taking part in several campaign events.
The comment was made by Stone, who is supporting Trump’s bid for a second presidential term in 2024, on X, formerly known as Twitter, in response to a post by failed Republican congressional candidate Mike Crispi.
“Casey Desantis campaigning: ‘I have a 6, 5 and a 3 year old’ ‘I have a 6, 5 and a 3 year old’ ‘I have a 6, 5 and a 3 year old’ ‘I have a 6, 5 and a 3 year old’ ‘Did you know I have a 6, 5 and a 3 year old?'” Crispi wrote on X. It was in response to a post by Casey DeSantis saying she and her husband were “earning every vote.”
“SeeUNextTuesday,” Stone wrote in response to Crispi’s comment, using a slang expression for the vulgar insult. It is a swearword that is considered misogynistic. Newsweek contacted DeSantis’ 2024 campaign for comment by email on Saturday.
Regarding the slur, there is no direct connection to Trump himself, whose veiled swipe at Ron DeSantis did not go down well with supporters during a GOP summit in Florida. The two White House hopefuls both claimed the state as their turf during the Florida Republican Party’s Freedom Summit in Kissimmee on Saturday. Trump remains the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination, while DeSantis—initially expected to be Trump’s biggest rival after winning reelection as governor in a landslide last year—remains a distant second and has struggled since launching his campaign in May.
Stone’s comment sparked an immediate backlash on the platform, where users wrote about “the unacceptable behavior from Team Trump,” including using a despicable slur against Casey DeSantis.
Others called Stone’s behavior trashy and disrespectful and asked if the Trump supporter was “actively trying to ensure that even if Trump is nominee we won’t vote for him,” one wrote. “Because it’s working,” the same user added.
“Only the best people. Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to Donald Trump, called Ron DeSantis’ wife Casey a c**t. Being too cute by half, he used the slang term ‘SeeUNextTuesday’,” wrote an X user on the platform. “Reminder- as bad as Trump is, he surrounds himself with people like Stone, who are just as bad.” Others called Stone pathetic and a typical Trumper.
“I’m not big on the whole ‘disavow’ thing, because each of us answers for ourselves, but there are lines one does not cross, and Roger Stone crossed it with Casey DeSantis. If you cannot disassociate yourself from this, kindly save us both the effort and block me. This is vile,” another user wrote.
It’s not the first time that Stone has attacked Casey DeSantis. In a post on Telegram last year, he compared her to Lady Macbeth.
DeSantis’ supporters have rebuffed both Crispi’s and Stone’s criticism of Casey DeSantis. They say it’s normal that she introduces herself and her children to voters, adding that Trump’s allies are upset only because DeSantis has a young family.
“I can see why Team Trump would be upset about Casey highlighting the fact that they have a happy young family and her husband’s opponent is almost twice his age,” one user wrote on X.
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