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I have no idea who Andrew Tate is. So I looked him up on Wikipedia, and he seems like the kind of awful person who would be a darling of the MAGAsphere.
Could someone explain to me why DeSantis doesn't want him then?
Desantis has make a huge show of “stopping human traffickers” and there’s no way he can welcome them without being called out on hypocrisy. He can pass this off as a “White House thing” and try to keep his position.
Being called out on hypocrisy has never stopped a conservative before. Hell, it’s practically required.
This is the most confusing part of the situation.
DeSatan is no voice of reason, so it's a play for personal protection or gain... somehow. What do they know about Tate that's so much worse than the average MAGA?
Hypocrisy, no. He views Tate as a threat against him and his position of power somehow.
So then why was he fine working and knowing Matt Gaetz committed statutory rape and paid for those women to cross state lines. He should have been actively campaigning for him not to be a Florida Congress member.
Because caring about a thing and making a show of caring about the thing are two completely different things.
Technically, even though it was child rape, the child was post-pubescent and willing. DeSantis and Gaetz apparently only care about trafficking when it involves shipping brown people into the country as slaves (supposedly).
Just one more time for the record, Trump's first choice as a cabinet pick Matt Gaetz Raped a Child.
They never brought charges, just stopped the investigation. My guess was the play is simple there, if he didn't do exactly what Trump wanted, the DOJ could bring charges and put him in prison for years and end his career. Thankfully some people saw through it, yet not enough to pressure for the charges to be taken up and followed through on.
But that doesn't matter anymore. What's the real reason?
........ignorance truely is bliss. I wish I never heard of andrew tate. Oh man, the amount of appauling, cringe inducing things you get to hear from him for the first time???
You know how when you meet someone who's never seen your favorite movie that you've watched 800+ times, and you're jealous they get to see it for the first time?
Yeah, I feel the opposite of that today for you. Like I'm genuinely worried about your mental health if everyone starts sending you videos and quotes of his all at once. I imagine that may cause a mental breakdown.
This is all you'll ever need to know about Andrew Tate.
Dr. Doom while fictional has standards.
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My guess is that it's some kind of political turf war between him and Trump. DeSantis wants to be President, after all.