DeSantis says people calling for him to condemn Nazis are trying to 'smear' him

 https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/ron-desantis-anti-semitic-protests/index.html

Condemnations poured in from across the political spectrum on social media. US Rep. Val Demings, a Democrat who represents Orlando, wrote that "America beat their disturbing ideology before and we'll do it again." Sen. Rick Scott, a Republican and former governor, wrote that the recent rise of antisemitism in America was "heartbreaking & disgusting."

"We must always condemn it & continue to stand strongly with our Jewish communities," Scott wrote.

DeSantis, though, had not made a public statement about the incidents until asked about them Monday afternoon at a news conference to address Everglades funding. DeSantis referred to the demonstrators as "some jackass doing this on the street."