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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Florida Nazi rally prompts outrage and angry defence from DeSantis

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After viral videos circulated online showing protesters waving Nazi flags on streets and highway overpasses in Florida, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has issued a statement – but rather using it to denounce the Nazis, he used it to defend himself.

Eventually the governor's office did enlist press secretary Christina Pushaw to issue a statement saying that Mr DeSantis "has ALWAYS condemned antisemitic attacks & hatred, and he always will. To suggest otherwise is just plain wrong."

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