DeSantis interrupted by protesters during Fox News town hall
Protesters briefly interrupted a Fox News town hall in Iowa with GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, chanting “no oil money.”
The protesters interrupted a response DeSantis was giving to a voter’s question about Republicans distancing themselves from abortion bans in the aftermath of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.
As DeSantis said he is the only candidate who has successfully accomplished enacting restrictions on abortion, protesters stood up chanting with a banner and briefly blocked the camera. They were escorted out within a few moments.
“You live and you learn with these people, right?” DeSantis said as they were being escorted out.
“That was a mistake. You guys didn’t get that one right,” he added before continuing with his response.
The incident occurred as DeSantis was taking part in a town hall for one of his last opportunities to speak with voters in the Hawkeye State ahead of its caucuses on Monday. He will face Nikki Haley, who participated in a town hall the day before, one-on-one for a debate Wednesday hosted by CNN.