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Ron DeSantis: “They tried to take over a street in Miami, and the Miami…”

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Governor Ron DeSantis Signs New Florida Legislation on Law Enforcement and Child Protection

Published | Video Starts at 02:28

But you know, they were, they were commandeering. Columbia University, Columbia. They tried to do that in Florida. They tried to take over a street in Miami, and the Miami police kicked them off in 13 minutes. That was a record at the time. Until the next week, they tried to do it in Central Florida, and Florida Highway Patrol kicked them off in 11 minutes. (02:28–02:36)

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Asserts that Miami police removed demonstrators from a street in 13 minutes.

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