DeSantis calls Trump supporters ‘listless vessels,’ drawing rebuke

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that supporters of Donald Trump’s reelection are “listless vessels,” a comment that drew a quick demand for an apology by the former president’s camp. “If all we are is listless vessels that are just supposed to follow, you know, whatever happens to come down the pike on Truth Social every morning, that’s not going to be a durable movement,” DeSantis said in a taped interview with the conservative website The Florida Standard. “Ultimately, a movement can’t be about the personality of one individual,” DeSantis continued. “The movement has got ...