Trump hits DeSantis for payments to ‘non-entity’ conservative satire site The Babylon Bee

Former President Trump criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for making several payments to the conservative satire site The Babylon Bee, adding to his growing attacks against the governor ahead of an expected rivalry for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

“Why is Ron DeSanctimonious paying The Babylon Bee, a non-entity, $5,000 a month, so far $21,500, if he’s not running for President?” Trump said in a Truth Social post, accompanied by a screenshot of the apparent payments to the satire site.

“Just because his Poll Numbers are tanking, probably because of his desire to cut Social Security and Medicare, doesn’t allow him to campaign without an announcement!” Trump continued. “You don’t spend that much money on The Babylon Bee if you’re running for Governor, in fact, you don’t spend money on The Babylon Bee if you’re running for anything!”

The accompanying screenshot, which did not include information to indicate its source or the date of the disbursements, shows four separate $5,000 payments and one $1,500 payment to The Babylon Bee. The Hill has reached out to DeSantis’s office for comment.