MSNBC Panel Declares Casey DeSantis 'America's Karen'

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MSNBC Panel Declares Casey DeSantis ‘America’s Karen’
FIGHTING WORDS
The label prompted a round of laughs from fellow panelists, as well as host Jonathan Capehart.
Brett Bachman
Night Editor
Published Jul. 09, 2023 8:11PM EDT
An MSNBC panel had some strong words for Florida’s First Lady, Casey DeSantis.


An MSNBC panel had some strong words for Florida’s First Lady, Casey DeSantis, over the weekend—with one guest going so far as to dub her “America’s Karen.”

As the charismatic wife to a reportedly uncharismatic presidential candidate, Ron DeSantis, Casey has become a national figure off her attempts to soften her husband’s hardline far-right campaign. But those attempts can’t change the basis of hate the couple’s shared political project rests upon, according to former Republican Rep. David Jolly, who represented DeSantis’ home state of Florida from 2014 to 2017.

“For some, she’s become the brighter side to Florida’s angry governor,” Jolly said on MSNBC’s The Saturday Show With Jonathan Capehart. “For many others, she’s become America’s Karen.”

He went on to say that DeSantis’ zero-sum, scorched earth culture war campaign is a losing message—and that no amount of charisma can make up for the couple’s lack of a positive message about the future of the country they’d like to govern.

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[SharonClark]

1. It's strange that anyone would call her "charismatic".

She seems to be a more evil version of Sarah Palin, which I suppose could make her charismatic to other authoritarians.

[BOSSHOG]

3. "Soften her husbands hardline campaign?"

By being charismatic? She is a horrible human being with no love of freedom. No wonder her and lil Ron are the loves of each other’s lives.

The best thing I can say about those two humps is SNL, do them. Loud and clear.

[NJCher]

9. Snl would do a great job with those 2

But they had better hurry because his flame is fading fast.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Another man running for president who hates America and Americans.

[Cha]

4. Both deSadistis are Full of Shit.

[dalton99a]

5. +1

[Beartracks]

6. "the country they'd like to govern" is incorrect. It should read...

... "the country they’d like to rule." That's the way these people are.

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[CTyankee]

7. I LOVE Jonathan Capehart! His commentary is one I always want to hear...

He's funny and compassionate. I will watch him on anything. I trust the guy...

[delisen]

8. This is for ratings not saving Americans from fascism

Our country’s problem, that which is destroying us, is not ambitious women or even hateful women. Our problem is ambitious, hateful authoritarian men.

There will always be weak people who identify with the aggressor, males and females. There will always be people who reach for easy ratings. There will always be people who are eager to make money by appealing to prejudices, like the ambitious female prejudices. But to stop fascism one must must go directly after the Trumps, DeSantises, the Rupert Murdoches, the Samuel Alitos. It is they, not there wives who are destroying our lives.