Security Guard Tackles Protester at DeSantis Event in Iowa

Security tackled a protester who jumped on stage Thursday at an event for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, video of the incident shows.

DeSantis was in Ames, Iowa, for a campaign stop with Never Back Down PAC. The Florida governor was discussing a ban on China’s buying of land in Florida when a protester with a flag reading “DeSantis: Climate Criminal” jumped on stage, according to a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, by CBS News reporter Aaron Navarro.

The man started shouting “Ron DeSantis is a climate criminal” before quickly being tackled by a security guard.

The man continued to yell, “How much money do you take from oil companies?” as he was led away by security, the video shows.

“This is [what’s] wrong with the college system, right there. That’s exhibit A,” DeSantis told the cheering crowd.

The DeSantis event in Iowa previously had been disrupted by a group of protesters, The Hill reported. They also were quickly removed by security.

“Excuse me, hold on,” DeSantis told those protesters, The Hill reported. “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.”

The DeSantis campaign did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

This report originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation

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