Ron DeSantis has been accused of “belittling” Britain’s war dead after claiming the country would be speaking German if it were not for the United States.
Ministers, senior MPs and peers criticised the Florida governor over a social media post that suggested the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War was only achieved because of the US.
Mr DeSantis was described as a “cretin” after sharing an X post about the Old Ferry Boat Inn in Cambridgeshire, and using it to make a joke about American military might.
And if it wasn’t for America the insignia on the pub would be written in German. https://t.co/hoFWoSkMR2
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) July 5, 2026
