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Clips of Ron DeSantis awkwardly trying to smile [1]
['Jennifer Sandlin']
Date: 2023-08-25
As Ed Mazza of Huffington Post wrote this morning, "Ron DeSantis' awkward smile attempt is creeping everyone out." Yes, indeed, by now you've probably seen this clip floating around social media of DeSantis trying to smile at the Republican primary candidates debate last night. I usually have a rule about not making fun of people's appearances, but I make an exception for DeSantis. So in that spirit, here are some other moments where Ron just couldn't figure out how to smile:
Jackie DeSantis and his Real Human Smile pic.twitter.com/e9eVb8qW4Z — Eric Peterson 🔜 DragonCon (@greencapt) August 24, 2023
It is interesting how people gain psychological insight from the slightest visual cues. In DeSantis' smile we can see him battling with himself (and his campaign managers) to edit himself to be more "likeable." Of course, we notice this and like him less
pic.twitter.com/7bSDLvYBUp — degree zero (@davidcomdico) August 24, 2023
Ron DeSantis is so damn awkward.
Watch how he abruptly ends this answer and gives the weirdest half-smile. The Fox reporter even tilts her head in confusion. pic.twitter.com/DSEWUS1K9a — Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) August 21, 2023
You might also enjoy this compilation of awkward moments put together by Vanity Fair. Here are a couple of highlights:
The "I'm not a candidate" face Technically, this occurred before DeSantis officially announced his bid for office but really and truly should be included in the canon. Watching it with the sound off somehow makes it worse.
"I'm not a candidate, so we'll see if and when that changes."
— Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) asked about trailing Donald Trump in the polls while in Japan, beginning a four-country overseas trip to Japan, South Korea, Israel and the United Kingdom pic.twitter.com/qNEOtW8u4v — The Recount (@therecount) April 24, 2023
The laugh heard 'round the world This happened at a car show in Iowa in May and feels like a situation in which someone working for him should have been like, "This is not what we talked about when we talked about acting natural."
what the fuck is wrong with him pic.twitter.com/93Vi1A5ZR4 — Florida Chris (@chrislongview) May 16, 2023
Go read about and watch the rest here. You might also enjoy this compilation video.
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