Ron DeSantis administration members went after a tweet from teachers' union boss Randi Weingarten that accused the governor of lying about banning books in schools.
American Federation for Children senior fellow Corey DeAngelis dives into the debate over the role of parents in their child's education on 'Fox News @ Night.'Randi Weingarten
The union leader suggested DeSantis was lying and trying to cover up the fact that book banning is exactly what he’s doing. He also noted that the mainstream media has characterized this as"book banning," a strategy he referred to as a"book ban hoax." The governor elsewhere mentioned how MSNBC claimed that the Florida DOE compelling a public school African Studies school class to drop its woke aspects amounted to the DeSantis administrationHe bashed that as false as well, saying,"Well if you actually looked at what our standards are, not only is it not prohibited, it’s required to teach that.
Weingarten also removed the ability for users to reply directly to her post. Though prominent members of DeSantis’ staff, along with other conservative users were quick to call out Weingarten via retweet, accusing her of perpetuating the false narrative that DeSantis is embarking on a right-wing book-banning crusade.
DeSantis Press Secretary Bryan Griffin slammed the union boss, tweeting,"And yet, the law that criminalizes the distribution of pornography to minors has been on the books for decades. It's as if there's a national group of activists who claim to be for education but instead amplify fake scenarios and false narratives for political gain."
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