Richard Spencer came to the University of Florida hoping to spread his white nationalist ideas, but his speech was instead quickly drowned out Thursday by a hailstorm of chants, shouting and mockery. He said it was “absolutely right” that the university and state expected to spend more than $600,000 on security. He said he “came to witness Spencer’s violent rhetoric and to indict the University of Florida . In a telephone interview after the speech, Spencer described the appearance as “frustrating and exhilarating at the same time.”“I’m inspired that we persevered against totally thuggish behavior,” he said. Mike Ryan Simonovich, 39, a stay-at-home father from Gainesville, was trying to find tickets to see Spencer’s speech.

Source: National Post October 20, 2017 12:45 UTC