Politico Gets Torched for Tweet About DeSantis and ‘The President’s Wallet’

📰Politico is facing another round of criticism over a tweet about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and federal relief funds.

The criticism started after 📰Politico shared a story on Monday about DeSantis’ criticism of President Joe Biden, and the “billions” Florida has received in federal dollars.

“DeSantis has been a critic of Biden on nearly every policy front. But he sure does like the president’s wallet. Over the past two years, DeSantis’ admin received billions in federal relief cash, which the governor has used to fund his top priorities,” the tweet caption read.

The premise of the caption is incredibly bizarre.

For starters, it is not “the president’s wallet.” 🏛️Congress appropriates funds for federal programs.

Also, it is not as though the funds used in programs are coming from Biden’s bank account. The money comes from hardworking taxpayers. And this tweet gives the impression that Biden is somehow funding government relief programs and has the discretion to deny money to states because he doesn’t like a certain governor.

Tim Carney, a conservative columnist for the Washington Examiner, tweeted, “Step one: Increase federal spending in all parts of our life. Step two: Suggest that if you take this money, you should stop criticizing the president. Step three: High five your editors for your super pwnage.”