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Ron DeSantis: “You could have 50,000 people protesting and that's fine, but…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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8/31/2020 Governor Ron DeSantis Holds Education Roundtable in Tallahassee

Published | Video Starts at 55:44

And then so is Florida State and our colleges. They're going to have, they're going to have fans on a limited basis. I fail to see, you know, some people say You could have 50,000 people protesting and that's fine, but you can't have a half filled football stadium. Of course you can do that. And so we're going to do that. And, and I think it'll make a big difference for. (55:44–55:51)

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Asserts a perceived inconsistency in allowing protests but not half-filled football stadiums.

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