DeSantis says it’s the media’s fault LGBTQ+ people think he’s dangerous

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R)
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) blames the media for his anti-LGBTQ+ reputation, despite the fact that the presidential hopeful has devoted his tenure to rolling back LGBTQ+ rights in his state.

In an interview with CBS Evening News, DeSantis expressed his thoughts on the NAACP’s travel advisory for Florida, which warns that the state “is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.” The Human Rights Campaign has issued a similar travel advisory.

He called the warning a “stunt” and said everyone would feel “a hundred percent” welcome in his America.

“That is politics,” he said. “That’s a stunt that they’re playing. They obviously have [a] very left-wing agenda, which I don’t begrudge them that. But in Florida, our unemployment rate amongst African-Americans is way lower than New York, California, and these blue states. We have more Black-owned businesses in Florida than any state in the United States.”

He added, “I have more African-American…

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