Three men have been arrested in connection with a neo-Nazi rally in the Waterford Lakes area of Orlando last month.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina said that his office would "not stand for hate in our community" while announcing the arrests on Twitter.
We will not stand for hate in our community. We have arrested 3 people in connection with Neo Nazi rallies last weekend. pic.twitter.com/efpXoXabM0
— Sheriff John Mina (@SheriffMina) February 4, 2022
The strong response from OCSO throws the reaction of other state officials into stark relief. Gov. Ron DeSantis danced around condemning the Nazis before turning his ire on Minnesota politician and conservative hate-rod Ilhan Omar. DeSantis' press secretary spent the day after the rally floating the idea that the Nazis were paid actors sent to make Republican leadership look bad.
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