The head of a major teachers union is facing mockery for a claim she made about what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is doing to his opponents.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), shared a tweet from the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates.
“BREAKING: Tallahassee Police Department just arrested dozens of peaceful pro-choice protestors at City Hall outside of the Florida Capitol,” the tweet read.
It noted Lauren Book (D), the Senate minority leader in Florida, and Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried were arrested.
BREAKING: Tallahassee Police Department just arrested dozens of peaceful pro-choice protestors at City Hall outside of the Florida Capitol.
— Florida Planned Parenthood Action (@PPactionFL) April 4, 2023
This includes Senator @LeaderBookFL and FDP Chair @NikkiFriedFL.
Abortion is health care. pic.twitter.com/4O78dozXbg
Weingarten wrote, “Now DeSantis is arresting [his] opponents.”
Now DeSantis is arresting is opponents https://t.co/LlRtJRsRII
— Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩🎓🟣🌴🥥 (@rweingarten) April 4, 2023
Jeremy Redfern, deputy press secretary for DeSantis, shared a screen shot from Wikipedia, which noted the mayor of Tallahassee is a Democrat.
“Oh, honey,” Redfern wrote.
Oh, honey. https://t.co/vnRa4vuApH pic.twitter.com/IhULF5VgRo
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) April 4, 2023
A community note was also added to Weingarten’s tweet, which stated, “Tallahassee Police Department is an agency controlled by the City of Tallahassee. The city commission has a Democratic Party majority and the mayor is a member of the Democratic Party.”
One user named Jason Jones tweeted, “Wait until you find out what your fellow democrats are doing to Trump.”
Wait until you find out what your fellow democrats are doing to Trump https://t.co/IQ1IHL14Ga
— Jason Jones (@jonesville) April 4, 2023
Meanwhile, the Florida Republican Party wrote, “Thank you [Randi Weingarten] for reminding us that [Florida Dems] are NOT the party of law [and] order. The press release from the City of Tallahassee (run by Democrats) outlines how Democrats were warned multiple times that they must comply with local laws.”
Thank you @rweingarten for reminding us that @FlaDems are NOT the party of law & order.
— Florida GOP (@FloridaGOP) April 4, 2023
The press release from the City of Tallahassee (run by Democrats) outlines how Democrats were warned multiple times that they must comply with local laws.https://t.co/BgOj43Sn7I https://t.co/jvE35yMTGf
Conservative commentator Abby Libby tweeted, “Are you stupid or are you just lying? The mayor of Tallahassee is a Democrat, actually.”
Are you stupid or are you just lying? The mayor of Tallahassee is a Democrat, actually. https://t.co/Gxwq5JTEqH
— Abby Libby (@abbythelibb_) April 4, 2023
School Choice Now Senior Fellow Corey DeAngelis wrote, “The local police are controlled by the mayor, a Democrat.”
the local police are controlled by the mayor, a Democrat. https://t.co/w1fyCVHfaB
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) April 4, 2023
Radio host Casey Hendrickson joked, “Not only is she lying, she misspelled ‘BIDEN.'”
Not only is she lying, she misspelled 'BIDEN.' https://t.co/8iFAIdbfOC
— Casey Hendrickson 🎙 Syndicated Radio Host (@caseythehost) April 4, 2023
John Miltimore, the managing editor of the Foundation for Economic Education, wrote, “It really is a good thing Biden’s Ministry of Truth never got off the ground. Because this whopper would have Randi in Room 101.”