Critics slam DeSantis campaign for sharing an anti-Trump ad targeting LGBTQ rights
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing criticism from within and beyond his party after his presidential campaign shared a video touting his record of opposing LGBTQ rights and attacking former President Donald Trump for his past support.
The more than a minute-long video was made by the Twitter account Proud Elephant and shared by the DeSantis War Room — his campaign's "rapid response" account — on Friday, the last day of June.
"To wrap up 'Pride Month,' let's hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it," the War Room account wrote.
The video opens with a clip of then-candidate Trump pledging to "do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens" in a speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention, just weeks after a gunman killed 49 people at a gay club in Orlando.
That's followed by several interview snippets in which Trump says
