Rep. Ron DeSantis, the Republican contender for Florida’s gubernatorial race in the upcoming midterm elections, has spoken four times at a conference organized by conservative activist David Horowitz, The Washington Post reported. Only one of DeSantis’ speaking engagements at the annual David Horowitz Freedom Center Restoration Weekend conferences had been known about previously, the Post said. The organization’s regular speakers include figures like former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulis, Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka and Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders. Horowitz accused people of launching a “lynch mob” against DeSantis. “Saying a black person is articulate is not racist — it’s praising him for him being articulate,” Horowitz told the newspaper.

Source: Huffington Post September 10, 2018 11:15 UTC