{"id":1259646,"date":"2022-01-31T20:38:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T01:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1259646"},"modified":"2022-01-31T20:38:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T01:38:31","slug":"watch-ron-desantis-smacks-down-media-democrat-nazi-smear-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ron-desantis-smacks-down-media-democrat-nazi-smear-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Ron DeSantis Smacks Down Media, Democrat Nazi &#039;Smear&#039; Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-ron-desantis-smacks-down-media-democrat-nazi-smear-effort%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1259646&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1008609864-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis turned the tables Monday on Democrats and journalists who have attempted to use small neo-Nazi demonstrations in Orlando this weekend to attack him and Republicans in general, calling it a desperate \u201csmear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Footage of a confrontation between a driver and the neo-Nazis went viral over the weekend, with left-wing activists attempting to link DeSantis to the racist and antisemitic group.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Better footage of the Florida nazi&#8217;s this afternoon. DeSantis has made Florida an open and accepting place for white nationalists like this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F1g5iwdGs6\">pic.twitter.com\/F1g5iwdGs6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 _Imposter_\ud83d\udd78\ufe0f (@Imposter_Edits) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Imposter_Edits\/status\/1487700735680786437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis spokesperson Christina Pushaw, who often takes on left-wing critics on social media, questioned whether the Nazis were even real, given the recent evidence of Democrats and anti-Trump activists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/29\/lincoln-project-takes-responsibility-for-tiki-torch-hoax-in-virginia\/\">posing<\/a> as white supremacists to generate outrage, as in the recent Virginia election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ron DeSantis\u2019 spokesperson tweeted this. She tried to delete it. Make sure your followers see it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hgy4sE5eF0\">pic.twitter.com\/hgy4sE5eF0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Worley (@michaelworley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelworley\/status\/1487979733765832704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Pushaw later explained her reason for deleting the tweet, though she was attacked by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And yes, that\u2019s why I deleted my tweet and updated when I found out what the National Socialism Movement was, neo-Nazis. I had doubts because of the Dems politicizing this and because of the recent events in Virginia where Dems did pretend to be Nazis to smear Youngkin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1488235709819461641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You know that I did not \u201cgive cover\u201d to anyone. I absolutely did not condone the disgusting Nazi speech. I reacted to the Gov\u2019s opponents FALSELY claiming he was involved in this rally &amp; noted the FACT that Dems in VA posed as Nazis to discredit another GOP politician recently. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ti5SgytJM\">https:\/\/t.co\/2ti5SgytJM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1488265063966388231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis was asked about the controversy during a press conference on Monday, and he blasted the media and the Democrats for attempting to \u201csmear\u201d him.<\/p>\n<p>After noting that the neo-Nazis would be dealt with for allegedly violating local laws by demonstrating on a highway overpass, he cited his own record defending the Jewish community, providing funding for Jewish religious schools, supporting Israel, and generally turning his state into a haven for Jews, especially Orthodox Jews, who are moving to Florida in large numbers from Democrat-run states like New York and California.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Raise your hand if you love this man. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dclA1Vegi3\">pic.twitter.com\/dclA1Vegi3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Fischer (@realJoelFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realJoelFischer\/status\/1488262603667292160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also noted that Democrats had elevated antisemites like Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and had \u201ccavorted\u201d with the likes of Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan, a noted antisemite. He said Democrats were attempting to smear him \u2014 to \u201celevate a half-dozen malcontents\u201d \u2014 to distract from their own failures, both domestically in Democrat-run cities, and internationally, in the Biden administration\u2019s foreign policy struggles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not be smeared by them \u2026 And oh by the way, Florida is probably, maybe other than Israel, the number-one destination for Orthodox Jews to move to, if you look over the last few years. Because we do it right. Because we have provided tremendous support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis led the U.S. House of Representatives delegation to the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, Israel, in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of <\/em>Breitbart News Sunday<em> on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of the recent e-book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Neither-Free-nor-Fair-Presidential-ebook\/dp\/B08PNN54BB\">Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election<\/a>. His recent book, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerstreet.com\/titles\/joel-b-pollak\/red-november\/9781546099840\/\">RED NOVEMBER<\/a><em>, tells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary from a conservative perspective. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelpollak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@joelpollak<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis turned the tables Monday on Democrats and journalists who have attempted to use small neo-Nazi demonstrations in Orlando this weekend to attack him and Republicans in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1259646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1259646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1259646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1259646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1259646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}