Ron DeSantis is ready to chip in a few bucks to hep the statue’s beheader Credit: Photo courtesy the Satanic Temple Idaho/Facebook
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vowed to “chip in” to the legal fund of a man charged with vandalism after he decapitated the statue of a statue of the demon Baphomet in the capitol building in Des Moines.

“Satan has no place in our society and should not be recognized as a ‘religion’ by the federal government,” the flailing presidential candidate wrote on X (where else!) last week. ““I’ll chip in to contribute to this veteran’s legal defense fund.”

A Mississippi man and former Congressional candidate named Michael Cassidy was arrested and charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief for destroying the Baphomet statue at the state capitol. This statue  had cheekily been on public display thanks to an Iowa law allowing religious organizations to have a display inside the capitol during the holidays.

Cassidy’s legal defense fund raised more than $20,000 in just its first few hours, according to The Hill.

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This article appears in Dec 13-19, 2023.