The truth behind the bizarre Ron DeSantis ‘pudding fingers’ claim seized on by Trump

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign flounders, the Florida Governor appeared to reference a rumour that he has been spotted eating pudding with his bare hands. “Ron DeSantis loves sticking his fingers where they don’t belong,” the Throughout the video, headlines from publications criticising Mr DeSantis appear over the images of the man eating pudding. OK, bring it on!’” “It’s quite interesting that the governor didn’t flat out deny eating pudding with three fingers,” an ex-staffer for Mr DeSantis told The Daily Beast. After the Florida governor’s choice of phrase in Tuesday’s CNN interview, political commentator Keith Olbermann tweeted: “His Effing fingers are in the Effing pudding — that’s what’s in the pudding” and called Mr DeSantis “Ron DePudding”.