A security guard tackled a climate protester during a campaign event for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in Iowa this week.
The protester, holding a sign that read “DeSantis: Climate Criminal,” attempted to join DeSantis on stage at the Never Back Down PAC event in Ames, Iowa.
As he climbed on stage attempting to get closer the governor, video showed a security guard tackling him just moments later.
“That is is wrong with the college system right there, that’s exhibit A,” DeSantis said as security removed the protester.
“Second thing is second, excuse me, hold on. Excuse me. I’m doing this…. but you’re interrupting and you’re being rude. Everyone else is listening. And you’re butting in. I don’t care. I know you have an agenda. I know you have an agenda,” DeSantis said to the protesters as they were being removed.
The Sunrise Movement, an advocacy group that demands action on climate change, reposted the video and targeted DeSantis over his “fossil fuel donors.”
“Lately, DeSantis has been seeing us almost as much as he sees his fossil fuel donors. And for some reason his security guards aren’t as friendly to us as they are to them,” the Sunrise Movement wrote on X.
