{"id":129693,"date":"2022-08-25T07:05:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T11:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=129693"},"modified":"2022-08-25T20:54:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T00:54:43","slug":"gov-ron-desantis-mocked-by-ex-navy-pilot-accused-of-stolen-valor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=129693","title":{"rendered":"Gov Ron DeSantis Mocked by ex-Military Pilot – Accused of Stolen Valor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Governor Ron DeSantis recently featured an ad spoofing a parallel between himself and a Navy pilot, labeled as “Fighter.”<\/p>\n

https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/23\/desantis-channels-top-gun-in-campaign-ad-blasting-media-ahead-of-primary\/<\/a><\/p>\n

An ex-military pilot was not amused and openly mocked DeSantis and accused him of stolen valor.<\/p>\n

Navy Pilots Mock Ron DeSantis for Cringey \u2018Top Gun\u2019 Ad<\/a><\/strong>
\nHighway to the Douchebag Zone!<\/em>
\nBy Chelsea SteinerAug 24th, 2022, 5:09 pm<\/p>\n

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is many things: a wannabe fascist dictator, an anti-LGBTQ bigot, and the presumed GOP nominee for president in 2024. But despite his best cosplay attempts, he is not a Naval fighter pilot. DeSantis premiered a new \u2018Top Gun: Maverick\u2019-themed campaign video where he wears a flight suit, pretends to fly a fighter jet, and rails against wokeism and corporate media. DeSantis\u2019s jingoistic \u201cTop Gov\u201d ad campaign is meant to capitalize both on the box office success of Top Gun: Maverick, and to highlight DeSantis\u2019s own naval career. But the Top Gov never got anywhere near Top Gun.<\/p>\n

According to the Florida Phoenix, DeSantis\u2019s naval career didn\u2019t see him dog-fighting in the skies. Instead, he was a lawyer and a Judge Advocate General\u2019s Corps Officer, aka JAG. DeSantis\u2019s Top Gun roleplay was not well received on social media, with actual Naval pilots slamming the governor for stolen valor. Former Naval pilot Ken Harbaugh mocked DeSantis in a video for progressive PAC Meidas Touch saying \u201cIt\u2019s not just cringey, \u2026 It\u2019s literally Navy pilot cosplay.\u201d<\/p>\n

There may be room for a better choice of ads, but it also may be a far stretch to label this as stolen valor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n