Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, was booed at a vigil for victims of the Jacksonville shooting, but online posts share an altered clip replacing the boos with a “We want Trump” chant.
The clip, attributed to CNN, was never aired by the television network, a CNN spokesperson said.
The clip includes a CNN logo with a chyron that reads, “DESANTIS HECKLED IN JACKSONVILLE” and shows DeSantis interrupted by people chanting, “We want Trump!”Another example can be seen on Facebook (here).
The clip stems from a prayer vigil for the Jacksonville shooting victims on Aug. 27.
A pro-Trump chant was not heard at the Jacksonville shooting vigil, and a CNN spokesperson said the network never aired the fake clip circulating on social media.
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