“We must always condemn it & continue to stand strongly with our Jewish communities,” Scott wrote.ĭeSantis, though, had not made a public statement about the incidents until asked about them Monday afternoon at a news conference to address Everglades funding. Rick Scott, a Republican and former governor, wrote that the recent rise of antisemitism in America was “heartbreaking & disgusting.”
Val Demings, a Democrat who represents Orlando, wrote that “America beat their disturbing ideology before and we’ll do it again.” Sen. “This hatred has no place in our society.”Ĭondemnations poured in from across the political spectrum on social media. “I along with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office deplore any type of hate speech,” Mina wrote. Orange County Sheriff John Mina vowed on Twitter to investigate any criminal activity. Images and clips of people wearing Nazi symbols while saluting and shouting at passing cars sent shock waves through Florida. Condemn the Nazis.”Īgriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who was recently rebuked by the Anti-Defamation League for comparing DeSantis to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, said in a news release that she was “horrified but not surprised” that DeSantis had declined to condemn what had happened. Charlie Crist wrote on Twitter: “It should be easy, Ron. The group added that DeSantis should “address the fears of the Jewish community thoughtfully – not with this troubling and careless approach.”ĭemocratic candidates for governor immediately reacted to DeSantis’ news conference. The Anti-Defamation League, an organization working to stop antisemitism, wrote on Twitter that it was “alarmed” that Pushaw “would first give cover to antisemites rather than immediately and forcefully condemning their revolting, hate-filled rally and assault.” “I trust Florida law enforcement to investigate and am awaiting their conclusions.” She later clarified that she didn’t know who had staged the protest and called the use of Nazi symbolism and hate speech “disgusting.” “Do we even know they’re Nazis?” Pushaw said in the deleted tweet. The remarks came a day after DeSantis spokeswoman Christina Pushaw posted and then deleted a tweet questioning if the demonstrators were actually Democrats in disguise. While other Florida political leaders, including many Republicans, publicly condemned the gathering, DeSantis had not, sparking some criticism of the governor on social media.ĭeSantis said those critics were trying to “use this as some type of political issue,” adding: “We’re not playing their game.”
Ron DeSantis on Monday lashed out at those who called on him to condemn Nazi demonstrations that had taken place over the weekend near Orlando, accusing his political opponents of trying to “smear me as if I had something to do with it.”ĭeSantis was responding to a question about viral videos and photos of a small group of people wearing Nazi symbols yelling antisemitic slurs while demonstrating Saturday and Sunday on streets and highway overpasses in the Orlando area.
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