Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis is working overtime to dial back his “anti-woke” persona after it failed miserably

Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis continues to back down.

The Florida governor launched his failed presidential bid on the back of his anti-LGBTQ+ policies, with school book bans at the top of the list. Back in 2022, DeSantis signed a law making it easy for adults in any school district to challenge books on library shelves, with no limitations. The end result was complete chaos.

This school year alone, Florida is responsible for 3,135 of the 4,349 school book bans in the U.S. A large percentage of the banned titles deal with racial and LGBTQ+ issues.

Just this past week in conservative Clay County, one person challenged 40 books, the AP reports.

With these astronomical numbers in mind, DeSantis is finally admitting defeat.

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