evidence: "Trump is being swindled by his establishment consultants, who are stealing attack ads from the establishment forces DeSantis crushed by 20 points 5 years ago," said Never Back Down communications director Erin Perrine, referring to a similar tax ad aired by a GOP opponent of DeSantis in the 2018 governor’s race. "As conservatives said then, this dishonest attack is false — and it’s even more lame given that Trump himself supported the exact same fair tax proposal, and he’s touted the support of House members who voted for it this year. Ron DeSantis defends taxpayers and has cut taxes for the people of Florida." She added that MAGA Inc. was relying on "Democratic lies" to attack DeSantis on Social Security and Medicare and he should "stop stealing pages from the Biden-Pelosi playbook." Alex Pfeiffer, spokesman for MAGA Inc., defended the ads. "There is a clear record from their time in Washington. Ron DeSantis tried to raise taxes. President Trump cut taxes. Ron DeSantis repeatedly targeted Social Security and Medicare. President Trump, by contrast, protected seniors’ benefits," he said in a statement. [...] DeSantis’s old policy positions are fair game, but they may not reflect policies he would embrace if he became president. MAGA Inc. shows remarkable hypocrisy in making these attacks without acknowledging that Trump is vulnerable on these fronts, too. The ads earn Two Pinocchios.