Ron DeSantis has been roasted on social media after he launched an “embarrassing” attack on Britain’s record in the Second World War.

The former Republican presidential hopeful posted a bizarre message on X after another user poked fun at America as it marks 250 years of independence.

Above a picture of the Old Ferry Boat Inn in St. Ives, No Context Brits wrote: America is 250 years old. This pub is 1,466 years old.”

DeSantis, who is the governor of Florida, responded: “And if it wasn’t for America the insignia on the pub would be written in German.”

This was a reference to US troops joining forces with the Allies to defeat the Nazis in World War 2.

However, other X users were quick to point out that DeSantis’s observation was historically inaccurate, given Britain had already repelled Germany’s attempts to invade before America joined the war.

Others left DeSantis in no doubt what they thought of his comment.

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