Ron desantis will not let you down meme and viral video clip.

Ron DeSantis "I Will Not Let You Down"

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Updated Aug 25, 2023 at 01:33PM EDT by Zach.

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Ron DeSantis "I Will Not Let You Down" refers to a viral video of Florida Governor and Republican Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis saying at the first Republican debate, "I will not let you down," before slowly starting to smile. The clip was widely mocked on social media with a variety of captions, as many felt the smile was forced and seemed pained. As it spread following the debate in late August 2023, it also saw use in various memes and jokes online for its perceived awkwardness.

Origin

On August 23rd, 2023, at the first Republican Presidential Debate hosted on Fox News, Ron DeSantis told the crowd, "We will get the job done and I will not let you down" before appearing to try and give a confident grin at the end of his segment. The moment was captured by Twitter user @brenonade, who captioned the clip, "love smiling like a human," gaining over 1,200 retweets and 6,300 likes in one day (shown below).


Spread

The clip spread widely on social media on August 23rd, 2023, after it was reposted by Twitter user @KeithEdwards[1] 20 minutes later with the caption, "This man is in PAIN!" (shown below).


Keith Edwards @keithedwards This man is in PAIN 9:33 PM. Aug 23, 2023 0:03/0:04)

Over August 23rd and 24th, many Twitter users cracked jokes about the clip, often implying that DeSantis was not happy or did not believe in his own statements.

For example, on August 24th, the band Eve 6[2] tweeted that DeSantis "hated" his life with the clip, gaining over 970 retweets and 16,000 likes in less than one day (shown below, left). Twitter user @Dougboneparth[3] posted the clip and joked, "Me right before I let everyone down," gaining over 670 retweets and 5,700 likes in less than a day (shown below, right).


eve6 @Eve6 He's dying inside. He hates this. He hates his life CH 0:03 From Keith Edwards 12:41 AM. Aug 24, 2023 ⠀ Douglas A. Boneparth @dougboneparth Me right before letting everyone down... 0:03 From Keith Edwards 9:45 AM. Aug 24, 2023 :

Various Examples


caitie delaney @caitiedelaney me telling a man I'm on a date with that I'm certain I will never see again for the rest of my natural life that we should do this again 0:00 From Keith Edwards greg @greg16676935420 When I'm at a friends house holding their puppy that's trying to squirm away from me 0:00 From Keith Edwards : David Simon @AoDespair Professionally, I know this as the "oh s---, what am I doing with my face, I need to do something different because of the line I just read" look. Not sure about politics, but in our industry, there would be no call-back. Keith Edwards @keithedwards. 17h This man is in PAIN 0:01 ... 11:10 AM. Aug 24, 2023 Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer_ I've never seen a human suck more at humaning than Ron DeSantis 0:04 From Keith Edwards 1:29 AM. Aug 24, 2023 Lord Guapo Jr. @yosoyguapojr Me after promising to stay sober so I can DD: 0:00 From Keith Edwards 1:57 PM. Aug 24, 2023 : paige @BonerWizard when my son climbs on the couch and gets stuck 0:00 From Keith Edwards 12:03 PM. Aug 24, 2023 :

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External References

[1] Twitter – Keith Edwards

[2] Twitter – Eve6

[3] Twitter – dougboneparth

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