A Gov. Ron DeSantis news conference in Jacksonville turned heated Thursday morning after a Black man in the crowd said the Florida governor’s policies contributed to the racist murder of three Black residents in Jacksonville last month.
– A Gov. Ron DeSantis news conference in Jacksonville turned heated Thursday morning after a Black man in the crowd said the Florida governor’s policies contributed to theDuring the question and answer portion of the news conference held on Jacksonville’s Southside, a Black man who was not a member of the media and identified himself as an Air Force veteran, said he is one of the Americans who does not agree with DeSantis’ policies.
“You don’t get to come here and blame me for some madman. That is not appropriate, and I’m not going to accept it,” DeSantis continued. Waters said the man was confined through the Baker Act and then released without further involuntary commitment. The sheriff did not share what led to the Baker Act but said normally a person who has been detained under the act is not eligible to purchase firearms.
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