While speculation over lifts has been swirling online for weeks, DeSantis finally put his foot down on the issue in an episode of the PBD Podcast released on Oct. 30.

But the three boot experts told Politico that they believed DeSantis’s lifts gave him about 1.5 inches of extra height — enough to put him above the unofficial minimum for modern presidents.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waits to speak during a campaign event on September 20, 2023 in Midland, Texas, and inset, DeSantis' boots pictured on July 14, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa.

DeSantis also wears black cowboy boots that some say also have lifts. Of course, as Haley creeps closer to DeSantis in national polls, she had something to say about the "bootgate" this week.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday was questioned about rumors that he wears hidden lifts in his boots in order to appear taller.. DeSantis, who is vying for the Republican nomination for ...

DeSantis is 5-foot-11, but shoe experts say he appears to be wearing heeled boots that put him above 6-foot.

Menswear experts and others have alleged DeSantis wears lifts in his boots to make him look taller. It's become one of the foremost talking points about him at a time when he needs positive press.

“Lifts in his cowboy boots,” then, works as deft shorthand for the phony and flailing masculinist posturing DeSantis’s GOP antagonists see; DeSantis is all lifts and no stirrups.

The world is burning, and people are concerned about boots. Whatever is in his boots, one thing is for sure: DeSantis’s boots are made for walking, talking, and getting the job done as a politician.

Ron DeSantis awkwardly attempted to turn the allegations that he wears high-heeled boots back on Donald Trump by promising ‘I’ll wear a boot on my head’ if he shows up to the debate. It ...

After DeSantis started sporting cowboy boots on the campaign trail earlier this year, political rivals and media outlets began to accuse him of wearing lifts inside them to appear taller.