'This guy gets better and better. I don't think he has a choice anymore'
Ron DeSantis' son, Mason DeSantis, co-stars as a fighter pilot in his father's 'Top Gov' campaign ad. (Video screenshot)
By Joe Kovacs
STUART, Florida — He's no Tom Cruise, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is definitely a "Maverick" in his latest campaign commercial which portrays the Republican as a "Top Gun" fighter pilot engaging in battle with deceptive national news media.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, this is your governor speaking," DeSantis begins, likening himself to Cruise's character Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the popular summer film.
"Today's training evolution: dogfighting. Taking on the corporate media."
DeSantis commenced his lesson: "The rules of engagement are as follows: Number one, don't fire unless fired upon, but when they fire, you fire back with overwhelming force."