a pro-Palestinian student group a matter of security, and not free speech, while appearing on “Meet the Press” on Sunday.“This is not cancel culture,” DeSantis said, later adding, “It’s not a First Amendment issue. That’s a material support to terrorism issue.”
When host Kristen Welker asked if he had any evidence for his claim, he said, “Their own words are saying they’re part of this organization that they don’t just stand in solidarity, that they don’t just support what they did, but that this is their movement too.” “Once you hitch your wagon to a group like Hamas, that takes you out of the realm of normal activity, and that’s something that we’re going to take action against. So we believe we’re totally justified within the law,” he added.
It was unclear where DeSantis was gleaning the statement from, but the State University System of Florida claimed its decision was based on a “toolkit” the national SJP sent to its over 200 university chapters.Ron DeSantis speaks at the Heritage Foundation on Oct. 27 in Washington, D.C. The governor of Florida defended his orders to disband a pro-Palestinian student group on “Meet the Press.
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