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Florida's DeSantis says he vetoed all arts grants in the state over objections to 'sexual' festivals

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images.)

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday justified his decision to veto all art grants in the state in this year's budget by saying at least one of them had "sexual" content.

"You have your tax dollars being given in grants to things like the Fringe Festival, which is like a sexual festival where they're doing all this stuff," DeSantis said during a news conference, as reported by The Miami Herald. "It's like, how many of you think your tax dollars should go to fund that?" the governor added. "Not very many people would do that."

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