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Ron DeSantis: “The Southern Poverty Law center already says that. I mean…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 11:31

… this bill could turn around the other way and maybe give power to somebody who say, gets me from the Southern Poverty Law center to say it's a terrorist. Well, The Southern Poverty Law center already says that. I mean, they do that all the time. They smear people. They say that they're Nazis and racists and all this other stuff. And our view on that is, you know, we want nothing to do with the Southern Poverty Law Center. (11:31–11:37)

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Asserts that the Southern Poverty Law Center frequently labels people as Nazis and racists.

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