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Sun Mar 19, 2023, 12:16 PM Mar 2023

"Pudding Gate" [View all]

As reported by the daily beast and MSNBC

“The chatter over DeSantis’ public engagement has also surfaced past unflattering stories about his social skills—particularly, his propensity to devour food during meetings.

“He would sit in meetings and eat in front of people,” a former DeSantis staffer told The Daily Beast, “always like a starving animal who has never eaten before… getting shit everywhere.”

Enshrined in DeSantis lore is an episode from four years ago: During a private plane trip from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C., in March of 2019, DeSantis enjoyed a chocolate pudding dessert—by eating it with three of his fingers, according to two sources familiar with the incident.

A representative for DeSantis’ political team did not return a request for comment on it.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-republican-2024-presidential-campaign-trail-is-already-getting-gov-ron-desantis-proofed?ref=home


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"Pudding Gate" [View all] Me. Mar 2023 OP
One of my co-workers did that on a Teams meeting call the other day milestogo Mar 2023 #1
Like this: tblue37 Mar 2023 #2
I Wouldn't Be Surprised Me. Mar 2023 #6
He's always appeared canetoad Apr 2023 #31
Oooo, I like "Pudding Gate". Please, please. Biophilic Mar 2023 #3
I'd say it's a lot more worthy of ridicule than, say, the Dean scream.... Blue Owl Mar 2023 #15
I think his new Trump nickname should just be 'Puddin'. Volaris Mar 2023 #22
Eating with fingers gatomedianoche Mar 2023 #4
...pudding with a side of Thigh food...😜 poli-junkie Mar 2023 #5
"Pudding gate" brer cat Mar 2023 #7
... Me. Mar 2023 #8
Was just listening to Anne Marie Cox's take that DeSantis-the-candidate Hortensis Mar 2023 #9
interesting. that had not occurred over in this corner. stopdiggin Mar 2023 #10
Poor guy can't even use his finger to eat pudding. Most human Hortensis Mar 2023 #13
precisely! the 'non-crazy' (faux-moderate) candidate stopdiggin Mar 2023 #14
:) Maybe one'll resuscitate the promise to replace the ACA Hortensis Mar 2023 #16
According To A Terrific Article By Jennifer Rubin Me. Mar 2023 #20
Also. His Tendency To Attack The Press Is Problematic Me. Mar 2023 #19
Interesting. Easy to believe it's been measured. Don't trigger the pack. Hortensis Mar 2023 #21
There has GOT to be recorded footage of these eating atrocities! Paladin Mar 2023 #11
That is so fucking gross Blue Owl Mar 2023 #12
take a ride musette_sf Mar 2023 #17
Uncouth Deminpenn Mar 2023 #18
Quite Me. Mar 2023 #25
The difficult diva who eats pudding with 3 fingers, LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2023 #23
WooHoo Me. Mar 2023 #24
LOL LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2023 #26
Pants On Fire Me. Mar 2023 #27
DeSantis is a bad liar LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2023 #28
While You're At It Would You Post THe Luckovich DE Santis Here In This THread? Me. Mar 2023 #29
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #30
Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2023 #32
... Me. Apr 2023 #33
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #34
Perfect Thank You Me. May 2023 #35
A Kick Test Me. May 2023 #36
Please clap LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 #37
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