{"id":2014990,"date":"2023-08-29T00:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T04:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-explains-why-he-hesitated-to-raise-his-hand-during-debate-as-show-of-support-for-trump\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T00:31:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T04:31:01","slug":"desantis-explains-why-he-hesitated-to-raise-his-hand-during-debate-as-show-of-support-for-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-explains-why-he-hesitated-to-raise-his-hand-during-debate-as-show-of-support-for-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis clarifies hesitation to raise hand in support of Trump during debate."},"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\">24<\/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-explains-why-he-hesitated-to-raise-his-hand-during-debate-as-show-of-support-for-trump%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=2014990&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 data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Explains Reluctance \u200cto Raise Hand in Support of Trump<\/h2>\n<p>During last week&#8217;s \u200bRepublican primary debate, Florida Gov. \u2062Ron DeSantis found himself in the spotlight when asked to raise his hand in support of\u200c former President Donald Trump, even if he was convicted. The moment was one of the most memorable of the debate, as DeSantis\u200d seemed hesitant to fully commit.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-u-s-airstrike-iranian-target-in-syria\/\" title=\"Reports: U.S. airstrike Iranian target in Syria\">faces criminal charges<\/a> in Georgia and Florida, maintains his innocence and claims\u200c he is the victim of a politically motivated &#8220;witch hunt.&#8221; Despite this, DeSantis and six other candidates expressed their unwavering support for the\u200c former \u2064president on stage.<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis Objects to\u200c Gesture Politics<\/h3>\n<p>When questioned about his reluctance to raise \u2063his hand, DeSantis explained that he objected to the idea of using\u2062 gestures\u2062 as a way to express his viewpoint. He had \u200bpreviously signed a pledge to support the eventual Republican\u2063 nominee, \u200cregardless of who it may be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I objected to doing the hand raise. And I thought most of \u2064the candidates seemed to agree with me,&#8221; DeSantis said.\u2062 &#8220;And so I was like, okay,\u200d are we really doing this? And people were doing it, so I made the pledge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis emphasized that he is a\u200d man of his word and does not sign pledges without intending to follow through. He \u200cfirmly believes in honoring the will of the primary voters and supporting the nominee to save \u2062the country and defeat Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<h2>Body \u200cLanguage Expert Analyzes DeSantis&#8217;\u2063 Gesture<\/h2>\n<p>A \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-explains-why-he-hesitated-to-raise-his-hand-during-debate-as-show-of-support-for-trump\/\" title=\"DeSantis clarifies hesitation to raise hand in support of Trump during debate.\">body language \u2064expert<\/a>, Susan Constantine, shed some light on DeSantis&#8217; half-hearted hand gesture. She explained that his speaking style and gestures indicate a tendency to push back when he feels pressured into something he doesn&#8217;t want\u200b to do.<\/p>\n<p>Constantine observed that DeSantis is not easily bullied and \u200chas a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-i-nominated-ketanji-brown-jackson-because-our-courts-dont-look-like-america\/\" title=\"Joe Biden: I Nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson Because Our Courts 'Don't Look Like America'\">strong moral compass<\/a>. His body language suggests that he is a serious and internal thinker, which may\u2062 explain his reserved emoting during the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2064 the debate&#8217;s impact on the\u200b race, polling consistently shows Trump \u2063as the frontrunner, with DeSantis consistently placing second.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis clarified his hesitancy to raise his hand during the Republican primary debate when asked if he would support Donald Trump post-conviction. 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