{"id":1641432,"date":"2022-09-14T19:35:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T23:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1641432"},"modified":"2022-09-14T19:36:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T23:36:22","slug":"democrat-charlie-crists-running-mate-effectively-mocks-special-needs-children-as-dysfunctional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-charlie-crists-running-mate-effectively-mocks-special-needs-children-as-dysfunctional\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Charlie Crist\u2019s Running Mate Effectively Mocks Special Needs Children As \u2018Dysfunctional\u2019"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fdemocrat-charlie-crists-running-mate-effectively-mocks-special-needs-children-as-dysfunctional%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=1641432&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--><p>Karla Hernandez-Mats, the running mate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> gubernatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/charlie-crist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Crist<\/a> (D), is facing backlash after videos surfaced showing her effectively mocking special needs students as \u201cdysfunctional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez-Mats suggested during a campaign event in Cape Coral that she was qualified to be state\u2019s next lieutenant governor because she used to be a special education teacher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a teacher, I am a sp-ed teacher, so my major was emotionally-handicapped education, okay? That by itself qualifies me to deal with the dysfunctional legislature,\u201d Hernandez-Mats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/charlie-crists-running-mate-being-sp-ed-teacher-qualifies-me-deal-with-dysfunctional-legislature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a video that was first obtained by Fox News. \u201c[It\u2019s] a unique set of, uh, you know, skill sets in order to deal with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DISGUSTING: Karla Hernandez-Mats says because she\u2019s a \u201csped teacher\u201d that makes her qualified to \u201cdeal with the dysfunctional Legislature\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Crist really knows how to pick \u2018em! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vL61WSObbl\">pic.twitter.com\/vL61WSObbl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brendon Leslie (@BrendonLeslie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendonLeslie\/status\/1570083097202262020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hernandez-Mats has reportedly made the remarks at least three times in public, according to the DeSantis War Room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I became a special education,\u201d she said at a separate event. \u201cMy major was emotionally-handicapped education, and so that by itself uniquely makes me qualified to deal with dysfunctional legislators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Charlie Crist&#8217;s running mate, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarlaforFlorida?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KarlaforFlorida<\/a>, really thinks this &#8220;joke&#8221; at the expense of her special education students is hilarious. So funny she&#8217;s told it in public at least 3 times<\/p>\n<p>Karla, kids with disabilities are humans\u2026not a punchline to mock your political opponents. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UnucICCoqG\">pic.twitter.com\/UnucICCoqG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DeSantis War Room (@DeSantisWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeSantisWarRoom\/status\/1570151245142188041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\">Ron DeSantis\u2019<\/a> (R) wife, Casey DeSantis, slammed Hernandez-Mats over the remarks in a post on social media Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSickened by callous words from someone who claims to be an advocate for children,\u201d the first lady wrote. \u201cKarla, saying children w\/ unique abilities are \u2018dysfunctional\u2019 &#038; equating them to political opponents is a new low. I will make it my mission to let all parents know of the \u2018hate in your heart.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sickened by callous words from someone who claims to be an advocate for children.<\/p>\n<p>Karla, saying children w\/ unique abilities are \u201cdysfunctional\u201d &#038; equating them to political opponents is a new low.<\/p>\n<p>I will make it my mission to let all parents know of the \u201chate in your heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Casey DeSantis (@CaseyDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaseyDeSantis\/status\/1570105272303259648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hernandez-Mats is the president of the Miami-Dade County teachers union and has a history of making highly controversial remarks.<\/p>\n<p>She previously claimed in a tweet that \u201cmany in Cuba mourn[ed]\u201d the death of oppressive communist dictator Fidel Castro.<\/p>\n<p>She recently <a href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/crist-running-mate-karla-hernandez-mats-deletes-tweet-saying-many-mourn-castros-death-then-compared-desantis-to-castro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deleted<\/a> the tweet after it resurfaced and sparked a headache for the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire published an interview with Casey DeSantis on Wednesday in which Florida\u2019s first lady launched a campaign to unite mother\u2019s against the political Left\u2019s extreme agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing when you come after a mama,\u201d Casey DeSantis said in an interview with The Daily Wire following her \u201cMamas for DeSantis\u201d event in Coral Gables. \u201cIt\u2019s another thing if you come after her kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Casey DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/first-lady-casey-desantis-launches-mamas-for-desantis-largest-movement-parents-florida-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a>\u00a0\u201cMamas for DeSantis\u201d in late June, an initiative accompanying her husband\u2019s reelection campaign to spur Florida\u2019s \u201cmoms, grandmas, abuelas, nanas\u201d to get involved in the governor\u2019s 2022 re-election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/florida-gubernatorial-candidate-charlie-crist-portrays-himself-as-jesus-christ-fighting-against-desatan\">Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Crist Portrays Himself As Jesus Christ Fighting Against \u2018DeSatan\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karla Hernandez-Mats, the running mate of Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist (D), is facing backlash after videos surfaced showing her effectively mocking special needs students as \u201cdysfunctional.\u201d Hernandez-Mats suggested during a campaign event in Cape Coral that she was qualified to be state\u2019s next lieutenant governor because she used to be a special education teacher. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1641434,"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-1641432","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\/1641432","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=1641432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1641432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1641434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1641432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1641432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1641432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}