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Florida Democrat Angie Nixon, wearing a pink jumpsuit and wielding a pink megaphone, interrupted the Florida House floor during the final passage of a DeSantis-backed redistricting bill, shouting that the move violated the Constitution; the bill passed 83-28 and heads to DeSantis for signature, with maps expected to favor Republicans by adding four seats.
Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, representing the district where a white supremacist's deadly shooting rampage occurred in Jacksonville, has criticized Governor Ron DeSantis, accusing him of having "blood on his hands" due to his anti-Black policies and rhetoric. Nixon argues that DeSantis's actions have contributed to the violence and that warnings were given to him by legislators. DeSantis condemned the shooting but has faced criticism for policies seen as anti-Black, including rejecting an African American studies course and approving new standards for teaching African American history.