The press is just stirring up the outrage, and people wonder why conservatives are questioning the biases of the press.
"We hear a lot about the “politics of division” these days. Indeed, that phrase was used in a few quarters as a criticism of DeSantis’s words. But I can think of fewer more “divisive” actions than falsely telling millions of people that the man who may well be their next governor believes that African Americans are monkeys. Those who did so should be ashamed.
Perhaps the best argument against DeSantis is that, as a professional, he should have known better than to have used the word “monkey”—even innocently. But one cannot advance that charge without adding the necessary next clause, which is “. . . given that the press is so wildly irresponsible and will take words out of context in order to gin up outrage.” If politicians ought to be careful because otherwise the press will lie, then the press is rotten to the core. It should not remain a mystery why so many so openly detest it."
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/ron-desantis-press-gins-up-outrage-disgraces-itself/