DeSantis Dupes Opponents into Admitting Children Are Being Exposed to Pornographic Books

In an effort to debunk claims that Florida is banning books, Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference last week where he shared sexually explicit material from books found in some of the state’s public-school libraries.

The reaction to the material immediately proved his point: that many of these books were not suitable for children.

Nikki Fried, the chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, shared a tweet from DeSantis of the banned materials and wrote, “Ron posting butt plug porn to own the libs.”

Hours later, seemingly having realized she...