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3. Desantis campaign deletes video after Nazi images found
Sun Oct 29, 2023, 03:06 PM
Oct 2023

DeathSantis has Nazis protesting using his flag and material all of the time. DeathSantis has never complained or objected to Nazis supporting him. The DeathSantis campaign released and took down an ad that had clear Nazi symbols



https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-delets-video/

The DeSantis campaign deleted a video that flashed a number of concerning images. Just a few weeks ago, another video surfaced using photos of shirtless men previously mocked by Secretary Pete Buttigieg. In the latest video, however, a Nazi symbol flashes on the screen with a row of marching soldiers on either side of it and Gov. Ron DeSantis' face fading in.

Podcast host Luke Thompson of "Constitutionally Speaking" spotted the symbol and explained it is a sonnenrad. The symbol is an ancient European symbol used by Nazis while idealizing "Aryan/Norse" cultures, explained the Anti-Defamation League.

"In Nazi Germany, the Nazi Party, the SA and the SS all used sonnenrad symbology at times, which has led neo-Nazis and other modern white supremacists to adopt such images," the group explained.

In DeSantis' version, the outer part of the circle says "Make America Florida," which has been his slogan.....

DeSantis has had troubles with Nazis over the past few years that he's been in office. In 2023, he hired a speechwriter with ties to neo-Nazis. After DeSantis waged war with Disney, neo-Nazis began protesting outside the park south of Orlando. The move came after a number of neo-Nazi groups started popping up around the state.



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