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Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis will be coming to Chicago to speak to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), convention in Chicago this coming Monday.
One Chicago Mayoral candidate in particular, Paul Vallas, who has the backing of the FOP was forced to condemn DeSantis' visit when other Mayoral candidates voiced their concerns and criticisms of DeSantis and his policies.
One candidate, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, called on Vallas to publicly reject DeSantis’
visit, and said the Republican Florida governor presented a "danger" to
Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker called on “every candidate hoping to hold
public office in the land of Lincoln” to denounce Monday's event.
Amid
the outcry, Vallas issued a statement Friday fully repudiating
"right-wing extremist" DeSantis and his views, including on the LGTBQ
community.
