‘This is not cancel culture’: Ron DeSantis defends directive to ban pro-Palestinian group at Florida universities

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Ron DeSantis defended his call to ban pro-Palestinian groups from Florida state colleges on Sunday, responding to criticism from Vivek Ramaswamy, one of his GOP presidential primary opponents.

“Free speech doesn’t just protect the ideas we love,” Ramaswamy wrote Thursday on X, calling the ban unconstitutional. He added, “It’s utter hypocrisy for someone who railed against left-wing cancel culture.”