Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner because he was included in the event’s program even though he was not in attendance and was roasted by Trevor Noah.
DeSantis said his office “rejected” the invite and it was a “lie” for the event organizers to associate his name with the dinner.
“I would never attend that. Have no interest in that. Did not watch it. I don’t care what they do,” DeSantis said about the event on Monday. “For them to advertise me when that invitation was rejected by my office, that is a lie. Here they are saying how important they are that they are somehow these paragons of truth, yet they are lying about something that is readily verifiable.”
“The idea that I ever would have gone is false, and why they would want to perpetuate a lie about that, I don’t know,” he added, claiming the mistake was “why that cabal of people in DC and New York are so reviled by so many Americans.”
According to Politico, DeSantis’ name was mistakenly listed in the program as an attendee even though he was not there. Noah roasted him also believing that he was in the audience.
“One of my favorites, Ron DeSantis is here,” Noah said while pointing to the audience. “Oh man, I’m actually surprised that he found the time. You know he has been so busy trying to outmaneuver Trump for 2024. I see you, Ron. I see you, player.”
“Yeah, I’ve seen what you’ve been doing, blaming Trump for the lockdowns, distancing yourself from the vaccines that Trump created with his own two hands,” Noah added.
“What I like about Ron DeSantis is like if Trump was the original Terminator, DeSantis is like the T-1000. You’re smarter than him, you’re slicker than him, you can walk down ramps,” Noah said, adding, “Because you see, Trump said he won the election, but everyone was just able to look at the numbers and see he was wrong.”
“That’s why Ron DeSantis is one step ahead,” he continued. “First you ban the math textbooks, then nobody knows how to count the votes. Boom, my man!”
