DeSantis Attacks Book-Ban Myths About Florida Schools, Branding Them ‘Hoaxes’

DeSantis Attacks Book-Ban Myths About Florida Schools, Branding Them ‘Hoaxes’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address on March 7, 2023. Cheney Orr/AFP via Getty Images
Dan M. Berger
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At Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s press conference in Tampa on March 8, a staffer came out twice before it started: once to give the audience a heads-up that an upcoming video might be so offensive some might want to step out.

She returned saying it was about to start and any children present needed to leave. A little boy ran for the door.