Ron DeSantis stroking his chin while wearing a black suit with a blue tie in a large room with American flags and Florida flags behind him.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
  • Ron DeSantis is struggling in the polls.
  • He's trying to reboot his campaign to regain momentum.
  • People yelling "pudding fingers!" at him isn't helping.

In March, the Daily Beast's Jake Lahut bravely reported a rumor that had been making the rounds in certain Florida-centric political gossip circles: Florida governor and once-promising presidential contender Ron DeSantis ate chocolate pudding by shoveling the messy dessert into his mouth with three fingers while on a private jet in 2019.