Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) published a video message to socialists and communists on Tuesday morning that garnered upwards of 38,000 replies and 26 million views on Twitter as of Wednesday.
“Let me give a travel warning: if you’re a socialist, communist, someone that believes in big government, I would think twice—think twice if you’re thinking about taking a vacation or moving to Florida,” he said.
“We actually know people ... who lived under socialism, it’s not good,” he said. “We like freedom, liberty, capitalism, things like that.”
Scott issued a similar “travel advisory” last month, saying Floridians are “openly hostile” to socialists and communists.
“In much of Central and South Florida, the situation is far more dangerous for Socialists, as they may encounter people from Cuba, Venezuela, and other parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean who have direct knowledge of, and experience with, the horrors of Socialism,” he wrote in May.
Scott on June 22 denied reports of his seeking a run for president, and confirmed he would run again for Senate.