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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