The news piece describes their marriage as "one of the most guarded and feared partnerships in politics." Critics, however, are slamming the report for labeling the political duo's union as "insular" and portraying their bond as "an inner circle of two," highlighting their privacy preference.
According to The Post's Sunday publication, "Tracing the power of Casey DeSantis," the couple's increasing prominence and political clout in Tallahassee have intensified their seclusion. "The level of distance between Ron and Casey and everyone else" has grown more pronounced, as stated in the article.
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The Post further postulates that although Governor DeSantis and the first lady might appear as a conventional couple, they are exceptionally guarded. A former colleague told The Post that pursuing information about Casey was akin to "chasing a ghost."
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This portrayal of the DeSantis couple has elicited comparisons with another political power couple, the Clintons. Mary Katharine Ham, a podcast host, humorously observed via a Sunday tweet, "It is very inspiring and empowering for a woman to be in an expansive and atypical role, as long as she is a Democrat and not in one of those weird, insular marriages with only two people in it. The Clintons got it right."
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Conversely, Gabriella Hoffman, a senior fellow at the Independent Women's Forum, satirized the insinuations around the DeSantis couple's marital privacy. She countered with a tweet, "Gasp! Florida's First Lady is in an insular marriage—oh my!—and that's icky because she's, by all appearances, dedicated to her to husband and vice versa?! How dare she be normal, committed to one man, and want an enduring marriage! PSA: every sane woman wants this."
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The article's depiction of Gov. DeSantis' hardline stance against woke ideology, described as "zero tolerance," drew a brief response from political commentator Ian Miles Cheong. He commented "Based" in response to a Twitter post by the governor's press secretary, highlighting this aspect of the Washington Post's story.
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The article portrays Governor DeSantis as highly skilled at deploying this "language of zero tolerance." The Post points to his public statements: "The pandemic was a 'Faucian dystopia.' Woke ideology is a 'mind virus.' Parents are seeing gender identity issues 'shoved down their throats.'"
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Casey DeSantis has often found herself in the media spotlight, attracting both attention and criticism. A Daily Beast op-ed labeled "Walmart Melania Trump," an appellation seen as derogatory towards her and former First Lady Melania Trump.
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The piece stated, "The First Lady of Florida showed up on the campaign trail in Iowa this weekend wearing a ghastly black leather jacket—American flag on front, an alligator and the silhouette of her state on the back, with the sneering words, 'Where Woke Goes to Die'—that brought to mind nothing so much as the racks of a Red State big-bin store where it would be retailing for $24.99."
Furthermore, Politico invoked the "Lady Macbeth" trope to characterize Casey DeSantis, an approach it had previously condemned when used to describe other political spouses such as Gisele Fetterman, Jill Biden, and Hillary Clinton.
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