{"id":1966412,"date":"2023-07-07T09:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T13:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-controversial-anti-trump-ad-some-conservatives-complain-is-anti-lgbt\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T09:26:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T13:26:23","slug":"desantis-defends-controversial-anti-trump-ad-some-conservatives-complain-is-anti-lgbt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-controversial-anti-trump-ad-some-conservatives-complain-is-anti-lgbt\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis defends ad criticized by conservatives as anti-LGBT."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-defends-controversial-anti-trump-ad-some-conservatives-complain-is-anti-lgbt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1966412&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0707\/2fc239a6-1185-4d54-bb33-1ae6e911df5c\/audio.mp3?length=4292397&#038;duration=358\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>DeSantis Defends Controversial Campaign Ad<\/h2>\n<p>After facing criticism for a campaign ad targeting Donald Trump&#8217;s stance on LGBT issues, Ron DeSantis stands by the video, calling it &#8220;fair game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6_8TgdvyJSU\">interview<\/a> with Tomi Lahren on her show &#8220;Tomi Lahren is Fearless,&#8221; DeSantis addressed the backlash surrounding the ad. The interview took place on July 5 and was produced by Outkick, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-controversial-anti-trump-ad-some-conservatives-complain-is-anti-lgbt\/\" title=\"DeSantis defends ad criticized by conservatives as anti-LGBT.\">conservative news organization owned<\/a> by Fox Corp.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reddit-fires-administrator-who-protected-child-rapist-father\/\" title=\"Reddit Fires Administrator Who Protected Child Rapist Father\">controversial ad<\/a> was posted on the DeSantis War Room Twitter page on June 30. It aimed to highlight Donald Trump&#8217;s involvement in introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-teacher-sues-school-board-after-being-fired-he-refused-to-compromise-on-trans-pronouns\/\" title=\"Flashback: Teacher Sues School Board After Being Fired \u2013 He Refused To Compromise on Trans Pronouns\">gender ideology<\/a> into the mainstream, particularly through his beauty pageants where men competed against women.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5375961\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05\/id5375961-Donald-Trump-GettyImages-1395991827-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    Former President Donald Trump arrives at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-circuit-breaker-on-election-night\/\" title=\"The question looms: just how does it come to be that three quarters of Republican and nearly one third of Democrat voters all believe that the election was stolen from Trump?\">campaign event<\/a> in Pickens, S.C., on July 1, 2023. (Sean Rayford\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>DeSantis emphasized the importance of protecting the rights of girls and women athletes to participate in sports with fairness and integrity. He argued that allowing men to compete in women&#8217;s sports undermines these opportunities for female athletes.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis also expressed his belief in maintaining a society rooted in truth rather than social fads. He stated that many Americans share this desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-republicans-call-on-democratic-gov-to-remove-mask-mandate-in-schools\/\" title=\"Virginia Republicans Call On Democratic Gov. To Remove Mask Mandate In Schools\">restore common sense<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3799842\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/05\/03\/Jenner-1200x787.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the fourth Women\u2019s March in Los Angeles on Jan. 18, 2020. (Damian Dovarganes\/AP Photo)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>The ad itself is a 73-second video that uses dynamic visuals and music to contrast the views of Trump and DeSantis. It features statements from Trump expressing support for LGBT citizens, juxtaposed with images of Caitlyn Jenner, who opposes men competing in women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>The video also includes footage of men in drag and a vintage news clip where Trump affirms that men can participate in the Miss Universe pageant. It concludes with headlines criticizing DeSantis and his actions regarding transgender issues.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy surrounding the ad, DeSantis remains steadfast in his defense, believing it is crucial to address the impact of gender ideology on society and protect the rights of women athletes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Fox News. DeSantis argued that Trump&#8217;s record on LGBT issues was relevant and that the ad was a legitimate critique. He dismissed the criticism as political correctness and defended his decision to highlight the issue in his campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1117,"featured_media":1966413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1966412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1966412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1966413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1966412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1966412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1966412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}