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DeSantis Targets ‘Cultural Marxism,’ Vows ‘War on Woke’ at Liberty University

DeSantis Targets ‘Cultural Marxism,’ Vows ‘War on Woke’ at Liberty University
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., on Apr. 14, 2023. Courtesy of Liberty University
Terri Wu
Terri Wu
4/15/2023|Updated: 4/15/2023
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LYNCHBURG, Va.—Fresh off signing a six-week abortion ban into law the day before, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to continue fighting the “war on woke” to about 9,000 students before receiving an honorary degree of the Doctorate of Humanities at Liberty University on Friday.

Speaking to young evangelicals at the twice-weekly convocation service, which the school calls “the world’s largest gathering of Christian students,” DeSantis touted Florida as the “refuge of sanity” and “a ray of hope” when “freedom and our very own way of life… withered on the vine” in the country.

Terri Wu
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