Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate, confronted a heckler throughout a speech addressing left-wing indoctrination in public colleges.

“Unfortunately, there’s bad stuff that’s getting into the schools, there’s pornography that’s getting into the schools,” DeSantis advised the gang.

The incident occurred throughout an occasion in Lexington, South Carolina, the place DeSantis was discussing issues about inappropriate content material, together with pornography, coming into colleges.

Interrupting the governor, a woman shouted expletives and referred to as DeSantis a “a f***ing fascist” in response to his stance on youngsters’ healthcare. The viewers loudly booed the heckler as DeSantis sarcastically thanked her, “Yeah well, thank you, thank you” for the interruption earlier than firing again.

The 44-year-old Florida governor emphasised the necessity to shield youngsters from indoctrination and imposed agendas, stating, “We’re not gonna let you impose an agenda on our kids! We’re gonna stand up for our kids!” He reassured his viewers that battles towards those that assist such ideologies had been being received day by day in Florida.

“Those people like that in Florida are the people we beat every single day on policy. We do not let them win. We won all these battles. We’re not letting them indoctrinate our kids. Not on our watch,” he expressed.

Critics, together with Disney CEO Bob Iger, have focused DeSantis for signing a legislation that prohibits discussions on gender id and sexual orientation in public colleges for kindergarten to third-grade college students.

Iger expressed concern that this laws, referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” invoice, would endanger younger LGBTQ people. The dispute escalated right into a authorized battle over oversight of Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando.

Several declared and potential GOP presidential candidates, together with former President Donald Trump, criticized DeSantis for his actions, labeling them as political stunts.

DeSantis’s administration additionally blocked a sophisticated placement course on black historical past, citing it as “radical,” and handed a legislation granting mother and father entry to education curricula to deal with issues of sexually specific materials in class libraries.

DeSantis defended these measures, refuting claims that banning books was the intention.

“Some people say if you don’t have every book under the sun in the library that you want to ban books….That’s not true,” he stated in March.

Ahead of the 2024 presidential race, The Florida governor has been actively campaigning in early main states reminiscent of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.

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President Biden, 80, criticized DeSantis’s Parental Rights in Education Act as “hateful” earlier than its passage final yr.

Despite a big lead for Trump over DeSantis within the main by a 28-point margin, each candidates path Biden within the basic election, in response to a current Yahoo News/YouGov ballot.