"They" are really taking away the challenge of the guessing game as to whether DeSantis is legit. Here's another bizarre tidbit that turned up:

Is it ‘Dee-Santis’ or ‘Deh-Santis’ running for US president? Even Ron DeSantis and his wife can’t agree (SCMP 5/26/2023)

Twitter user “johnny maga” asked in the post, “Who changes the pronunciation of their own last name in their 40s? Is there anything genuine about this guy?”

There's a guy asking the key question.