DeSantis Touts Florida Response to Pro-Palestianian Campus Protests

The governor praised local authorities for maintaining ‘law and order’ amid escalating campus protests across the country.

Watched by law enforcement officers, about two dozen protestors chant to try to drown out remarks by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a press conference on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Fla., on May 8, 2024. Christine Plumley for The Epoch Times

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited the University of Florida on May 8 to praise his state’s ability to maintain “law and order” on college campuses while a group of more than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters gathered behind a three-layered barrier of barricades, Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers, and more barricades.

The rebel band performed its album of chants that included classics such as “Free Free Palestine” and new releases that catered to the moment such as “Ronny, Ronny, you can’t hide! You’re supporting genocide” in an attempt to drown out Mr. DeSantis’s address on May 8 that praised the work of the state university system and law enforcement for ensuring that no protest disrupted a single graduation ceremony earlier this month.