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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Accuses Democrats of “Smears” over Nazi Rallies

HeadlineFeb 01, 2022

In Florida, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday lashed out at people who’ve called on him to condemn a series of Nazi demonstrations over the weekend near Orlando. DeSantis accused Democrats of trying to “smear me as if I had something to do with it.” His remarks came after his press secretary, Christina Pushaw, deleted a tweet suggesting the protesters were not real Nazis and questioning whether they were Democrats in disguise.

Meanwhile, police in Chicago have arrested a suspect in a string of apparent hate crimes targeting the Jewish community. The windows of two Jewish-owned Chicago businesses were smashed Saturday, while on Sunday a synagogue and Jewish school were vandalized with swastika images and antisemitic graffiti.

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