Neo-Nazi groups rallied across Orlando, FL, Saturday, spouting antisemitic and racist speech while also destroying LGBTQ Pride flags in front of the Walt Disney World entrance.
Christopher Pohlhaus led one of the events with his Blood Tribe hate group.Pohlhaus could be seen in one video claiming he would vote for President Biden in 2024 over his support for Ukraine, where the far-right all-volunteer military group Azov Battalion is fighting, while another group voiced its support for Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Ahead of the rally through Orlando’s streets, members of the local Florida neo-Nazi network Order of the Black Sun were seen doing the Nazi salute and destroying pride flags outside Disney World.in June waving Nazi flags and banners near a campaign rally for DeSantis.Getty ImagesGetty Images Disney World has become a recent target of hate groups after the company entered a political battle with DeSantis over his infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
The Anti-Defamation League had warned Florida officials that the Neo-Nazi groups were planning a demonstration over the Labor Day weekend. The latest Neo-Nazi marches in Florida come a week after Ryan Palmer, 21, shot and killed three black peopleLaura Loomer, a far-right activist and Jewish person, said the group flung antisemitic slurs at her.Palmer was wielding guns branded with swastikas and left behind “several manifestos” detailing his hatred for black people, officials said.Share this article: