Florida Politics reports:
Gov. Ron DeSantis says podcast host Joe Rogan shouldn’t apologize for his past comments. The defense comes as the controversial pundit has apologized for racially insensitive comments that included him using the N-word.
“No, he shouldn’t have apologized,” the Florida Governor told Fox News. “I mean, you see what happens? The mob will come after people, and they’re targeting Rogan because he’s threatening to upset the apple cart on some of the things that they’re holding dear.”
DeSantis during his 2018 campaign for Governor resisted calls to apologize after saying “the last thing we need to do is to monkey this up” in reference to electing his opponent Andrew Gillum, a Black man.
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.@GovRonDeSantis says @JoeRogan owes no apologies amid N-word scandal
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— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) February 9, 2022
Cool, cool. Can’t say “gay” in schools in Florida but the N-word is fine.
— Lucy Caldwell (@lucymcaldwell) February 9, 2022