Known for His Pointed Questions, a 15-Year-Old Is Ejected From a G.O.P. Event

The GOP’s worst enemy: non-senior citizens

Highlights: Quinn Mitchell wanted to know if Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida believed that former President Donald J. Trump had violated the peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2021.

But the teenager said he was not prepared for what happened on Friday, when he was briefly ejected by police officers from the First in the Nation Leadership Summit, a candidate showcase organized by the New Hampshire Republican Party. The two-day event in Nashua, N.H., featured Mr. DeSantis and most of the G.O.P. field, but not Mr. Trump.

“They said, ‘We know who you are,’” Quinn, who has his own political blog and podcast, said in a phone interview on Saturday from his home in Walpole, N.H., referring to the organizers of the summit.

“Are you in high school? said Mr. DeSantis, who has faced criticism as a candidate for not being fluid when interacting with voters and journalists, a dynamic that has made for some awkward exchanges on the campaign trail.

DarkGamer,
DarkGamer avatar

The modern GOP, afraid of child journalists. What a pitiful joke.

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Thank god the cops didn’t beat the shit out of the kid too. They would have if he was black.

worldwidewave,

“Are you in high school? said Mr. DeSantis, who has faced criticism as a candidate for not being fluid when interacting with voters and journalists, a dynamic that has made for some awkward exchanges on the campaign trail.

The Florida governor pivoted, arguing that if the 2024 election focused on “relitigating things that happened two, three years ago, we’re going to lose.”

That’s not why you’re going to lose, Ron. You’re going to lose because we can all see what a weak and uncharismatic loser you are. This man is the governor of a state, and he’s too weak to answer a 15 year old kid’s questions. What a coward.

WhatAmLemmy,

He’s used to vetted and sanitized interactions. At every event, every speech, photo, journalist, and question is heavily curated.

Of course he’s afraid of anything outside the carefully manufactured safe space.

Squirrel,
@Squirrel@thelemmy.club avatar

Trump isn’t exactly the strongest, most charismatic person, either. His speeches are rambling messes, and he has notoriously thin skin.

I’m honestly not sure how that compares to DeSantis, but still.

Wodge,
@Wodge@lemmy.world avatar

Hold on, they’re rambling incoherent messes.

angstylittlecatboy, (edited )

Trump was a much better speaker in 2016 than he is now. Maybe his speeches didn’t make much sense, but to get people excited you don’t have to.

DeSantis was never a good speaker.

spider,

DeSantis was never a good speaker.

And that voice is annoying as f**k, too.

Letstakealook,

That was a pretty simple question, too. The reason he won’t answer, though, is because if he says yes, he pushes away the Maga morons (though they aren’t voting for anyone but trump) and if he says no, he pushes away the establishment assholes.

Rhaedas,
Rhaedas avatar

Which shows he's a terrible politician, since a good one can response to a question without giving a yes or no. Isn't that a first year class, Ambiguity 101?

CosmicCleric,
@CosmicCleric@lemmy.world avatar

Which shows he’s a terrible politician, since a good one can response to a question without giving a yes or no.

To be fair though, we’ve all pretty much picked up on that technique by this point, it’s obvious when they do it, and usually they get dismissed out of hand for doing it.

CoderKat,

Yeah, the headline made me expect some super loaded question or something. But it’s a very reasonable question that is obviously of great importance. DeSantis is just that big of a coward.

trash80,

“Don’t tase me bro.”

frazw, (edited )

If you are scared of being questioned by those with differing political beliefs you aren’t cut out to be the leader of a country.

If you are scared of being questioned by a 15 year old, you aren’t even fit to be leader of a high school.

FReddit,

I’m glad to see a young person taking these pieces of shit on.

I’m 62 and I’ve never voted for one of these RepubliKKKlan motherfuckers in my life.

It’s not hard to see why young people could be disaffected. Wages have been low and housing costs are through the roof.

It’s great to see a young guy taking them on And the repuplicnlown reaction: clutch pearls in terror.

PrincessLeiasCat,

Are you in high school?

Yes, and?

rambling_lunatic,

Might be looking for a way to threaten him. I.e. stfu or you will get expelled or something.

Ensign_Crab,

“Are you in high school? said Mr. DeSantis

Can he not answer a high school student’s question?

Also, centrists: I’ve seen you use this exact phrase when talking to people who disagree with you from your left. DeSantis acts like you do.

Arthur_Leywin,

Anyone who calls themselves a Centrist in 2023 is saying they’re Republicans except they’re pussies and don’t want to be directly associated with a fascist group. Idk what’s worse, psychos that are proud of being fascist or cowards that don’t want to admit it.

lennybird,
@lennybird@lemmy.world avatar

There’s always the lite dems who are too afraid to do the right thing 'cuz it might upset conservstives… The 3rd way acolytes…

Cyberflunk,

archive.ph/cym0g

Random_user,

Surely they meant poignant, right?

JustZ,

Pointed • Adjective

  1. Aimed in a clear and often critical way against a particular person or their behavior a pointed comment/remark His words were a pointed reminder of her position.
eran_morad,

Lol, fucking fragile traitor snowflakes.

spider,

But the teenager said he was not prepared for what happened on Friday, when he was briefly ejected by police officers

Once again, government employees suppressing free speech.

Oh, almost forgot – only the Second Amendment matters.

some_guy,

No no no… you see, freedom is a very fluid term. It means what we say it means in the moment.

Jyek,

Don’t let them fool you into thinking they’re pro 2A. Some of the largest gun control bills have been from the GOP and the only presidents to pass specific gun restrictions have been republican. Reagan is the reason CA has such strict gun laws from bills he passed as the governor. Trump enacted the current ban on bump stocks. The GOP is pro “guns for me and not for thee.”

LillyPip,

Oh these young GOP idealists are in for a rude lesson.

Then again, the Log Cabin Republicans, LGBT for Trump, and similarly ludicrous groups are still attracting members, so…

rob64,

I read the article and watched the NBC interview with the kid and I couldn’t get any sense of his ideological leanings. He seems to be legitimately a politics geek and aspiring journalist. I can’t confidently categorize him as a “young GOP idealist.”

But to your second point, I always have a hard time understanding how anyone who isn’t an old white guy could get behind the GOP.

5in1k,

Asking all them questions, making statements, assuming?

youCanCallMeDragon,
@youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world avatar

How is this not the onion?

Seasoned_Greetings, (edited )

What do you mean? The republican party has a long history of ousting the people who ask questions they can’t answer. This is par for the course.

Their base has been brainwashed to the point that they don’t even understand why it’s appalling.

FordBeeblebrox,

I think they mean how the fuck is this a real headline that we have allowed to become reality, when a bunch of grown ass adults are afraid of a teenager talking.

Oh right, it’s the loud snowflakes. Again.

itsonlygeorge,

In this timeline, the Onion is the only true source of news.

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