{"id":170454,"date":"2026-02-26T19:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/170454\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T19:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:53:08","slug":"ron-desantis-isnt-quite-full","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/170454\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis isn’t quite full"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RonSince January, the governor has been rolling out a short social media series called \u201cDiners, Drive-ins & DeSantis.\u201d Credit: Ron DeSantis\/Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

The governor\u2019s time in office is coming to an end. Like any guy who knows he\u2019s about to get kicked out of a Golden Corral, Ron DeSantis is spending his final minutes traveling the state in an attempt to get as full as humanly possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since January, the governor has been rolling out a short social media series called \u201cDiners, Drive-ins & DeSantis<\/a>.\u201d The clips seem to simultaneously allow restaurant owners to praise Ron for his non-existent COVID policies, and also allow the governor to lick his fingers in a safe space<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The three-to-four minute videos are posted on Ron\u2019s official X and Meta accounts and typically start with a boisterous theme song from a non-descript country singer. \u201cDown in sweeeeet Floridaaaa, our governor is red, white and bluuuuue,\u201d blares the title music, while a list of our DeSantis\u2019 favorite delicacies\u2014\u2013 sandwich, pizza, burger, pasta, burritos, hot-dogs, nachos\u2014scroll across the screen. A map of Florida then appears showing where Ron will gorge next.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the News Service of Florida, so far the governor has been fed \u201c\u2018Jesus Chicken\u2019 with Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd at Tom\u2019s Chicken Shack in Bartow, stone crabs at Kathi\u2019s Krab Shack in Steinhatchee, roast pork and a Cuban sandwich at Arco Iris Caf\u00e9 in Tampa, classic meatloaf, chicken and pie at Yoder\u2019s Amish Restaurant in Sarasota, and seafood at S.S. Wreck & Galley Grill in Marathon.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoa. You guys would like this. Oh man,\u201d DeSantis said to an off camera staff after taking a mouthful of a \u201ctraditional Amish recipe chocolate cake\u201d at Yoder\u2019s. \u201cYeah, that\u2019s legit. My kids would eat all this. I know that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man knows his food, and it truly is remarkable to watch how efficiently Ron can house a conch fritter. But as of now, it would appear the governor has not reached his limit. Just today, another episode of \u201cDiners, Drive-ins & DeSantis\u201d was released, this time highlighting a spot in the Florida Keys, where the owners fed him tuna poke nachos and peppered him with compliments regarding his stance on \u201cmedical freedom.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI will tell you,\u201d said Ron, \u201cThose nachos\u2026 I would give ten out of ten.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reporting from the News Service of Florida was used for this piece.<\/p>\n

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This article appears in Feb. 26 \u2013 Mar. 04, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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