Trump Ad Attack DeSantis' Past National Sales Tax Push

A pro-Trump group has launched an advertisement attacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' previous support for a national sales tax featuring a ditty to the tune of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" and emphasizing that former President Donald Trump cut taxes while he was in the White House.

The ad, released by the MAGA Inc. PAC, is running on Fox News, CNN, and Newsmax, as well in the Iowa markets of Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Sioux City. It is also appearing on WMUR in New Hampshire, reports Politico.

In addition to the farmyard song, which calls the Florida governor "Ron DeSalesTax," the advertisement states that, while he was in the U.S. House of Representatives, he "backed a national sales tax, a 23% tax hike on almost everything you buy from the gas station to the grocery store."

It adds that "90% of families would get a tax hike if DeSantis replaced the current system" and that would make inflation under President Joe Biden "hit even harder."

Officials for DeSantis did not return a request for comment on the ad Friday morning.

According to PolitiFact, DeSantis co-sponsored Fair Tax bills in 2013, 2015, and 2017, along with other Republicans, while he was in Congress.