Ron DeSantis pushes back against calls to condemn neo-Nazi protests

Florida governor says people are trying to smear me as if I had something to do with that'

The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, has pushed back against calls to condemn a series of neo-Nazi protests that took place over the weekend, saying people are attempting to smear" him.

On Saturday and Sunday, a group of 15 to 20 protesters donned Nazi symbols and chanted antisemitic slurs along the North Alafaya Trail in Orlando. According to videos that quickly circulated across social media, the protesters gave Nazi salutes, yelled White power!", waved an anti-Biden banner and at one point got into a brawl with a driver.