Crist Calls Florida GOP Gubernatorial Opponent ‘DeSatan’ in Surfaced Video

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist appears to have compared himself to Jesus Christ and Gov. Ron DeSantis to Satan at a campaign event in which he spoke about “decency.”

A video of the comments that was published on several social media channels surfaced from a volunteer kick-off event hosted by Pinellas County Democrats in March.

In his remarks, Crist said he’s fighting for freedom in Florida like Ukraine President Vlodymyr Zelensky. He described Zelensky as “amazing,” referring to his “courage, strength, and decency.”

Crist then compared the war between Ukraine and Russia, which has displaced millions of people and in which people from multiple countries have died, to the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election.

“This is an election about decency,” Crist said. “About being decent to one another. About being kind to everyone. It’s called a Florida for all. We got a divider on the other side and a uniter over here.

“You know some people call him DeSatan?” Crist said of Gov. DeSantis, to which the audience laughed.