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DeSantis pledges to 'chip in' to help man charged with destroying Satanic Temple statue

Dystopian version of the Jebediah Springfield 'Simpsons' episode

By Matthew Moyer on Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 12:45 pm

Photo courtesy the Satanic Temple Idaho/Facebook

Ron DeSantis is ready to chip in a few bucks to hep the statue's beheader

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vowed to "chip in" to the legal fund of a man charged with vandalism after he decapitated the statue of a statue of the demon Baphomet in the capitol building in Des Moines.

“Satan has no place in our society and should not be recognized as a ‘religion’ by the federal government,” the flailing presidential candidate wrote on X (where else!) last week. "“I’ll chip in to contribute to this veteran’s legal defense fund."

A Mississippi man and former Congressional candidate named Michael Cassidy was arrested and charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief for destroying the Baphomet statue at the state capitol. This statue had cheekily been on public display thanks to an Iowa law allowing religious organizations to have a display inside the capitol during the holidays.

Cassidy's legal defense fund raised more than $20,000 in just its first few hours, according to The Hill.

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