Trump, Ramaswamy Respond to DeSantis’s ‘Listless Vessels’ Comment

Many people have joined in condemnation of DeSantis’ comments regarding Trump supporters and likened the moment to Hilary Clinton’s remarks during the 2016 elections.

(L) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to guests at the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 14, 2023. (Scott Olson/Getty Images); (C) Former President Donald Trump prepares to deliver remarks at a Nevada Republican volunteer recruiting event in Las Vegas on July 8, 2023. (Mario Tama/Getty Images); (R) Entrepreneur and political activist Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Vision 2024 National Conservative Forum at the Charleston Area Convention Center in Charleston, S.C., on March 18, 2023. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump campaign and presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy have criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after he referred to supporters of former President Donald Trump as “listless vessels.”

“DeSantis is now running the same, failed playbook as Hillary Clinton,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement to The Hill. “He called all Trump supporters ‘listless vessels’ just like Crooked did in 2016 when she called us ‘Deplorables,’” he said referring to Ms. Clinton. “How did that work out? He should stop listening to his establishment handlers and start listening to the American people telling him to go back home.”