During an appearance on Fox News with Sandra Smith, DeSantis, who is white, doled out backhanded compliments to Gillum, who is black, calling him “an articulate spokesman.” 

…“The last thing we need to do is to monkey this up by [electing Gillum]” said DeSantis to Smith.

Ron DeSantis Tells Florida Not To ‘Monkey This Up’ By Electing Andrew Gillum | HuffPost

A racist comment two-fer in one interview. Oh my…