data-mm-id=”_muf3f8y4m”>The first Republican presidential debate took place on Wednesday night. Anyone hoping to see Donald Trump had to settle for a pre-taped interview that aired online or wait for him to be arraigned in Georgia on Thursday morning. But Ron DeSantis was there, centerstage, still struggling to smile like a human. The Internet latched on to one particular close-up of DeSantis clearly remembering he was supposed to smile when people clap, but his facial muscles failed him.This man is in PAIN pic.twitter.com/MCFNGyCRRZ— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) August 24, 2023Pain really does seem like the only way to describe DeSantis smiling. Or trying to. Time and again he just looks like he's forgotten to have fun out there. This looked painful. pic.twitter.com/ePuupuFcNG…