- A group of neo-Nazis demonstrated in Orlando on Saturday, WMFE reported.
- Florida Democrats and Republicans both condemned the demonstrators over the weekend.
- On Monday, DeSantis said Democrats wanted to smear him after being asked to condemn the demonstrators.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ranted about how his political opponents want to “smear” him after being asked to condemn a group of neo-Nazis who demonstrated in Orlando on Saturday.
“So what I’m going to say is these people, these Democrats who are trying to use this as some type of political issue to try to smear me as if I had something to with do that, we’re not playing their game,” the governor said during a press conference in Palm Beach.
WMFE reported that a group of 15 to 20 people gathered in Orlando carrying a banner for the National Socialist Movement as well as Nazi flags and signs.
The group saluted Adolf Hitler, shouted antisemitic remarks at cars, and chanted “white power!” WMFE reported.
The outlet reported some of the demonstrators got into a fight with a driver on the road and displayed banners on a bridge over Interstate 4.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina said the office is investigating the incident in a tweet.
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