Ron DeSantis event interrupted by protester with Pride flag

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A protester was escorted out after they unfurled a Pride flag during Florida governor Ron DeSantis's presidential campaign event in Tega Cay, South Carolina. Mr DeSantis was addressing a gathering at the Philip T Glennon community center on Monday when an LGBT+ activist unfurled a Pride flag and reportedly began shouting slogans. Last month, the far-right Republican criticised the Joe Biden administration for putting the Pride flag front-and-center at the White House and inviting a transgender influencer who removed her top in front of the House. The South Carolina trip comes on the heels of a Friday GOP gathering in Iowa, where Mr DeSantis and other hopefuls – but not former president Donald Trump, the field's current frontrunner – were set to appear at the Family Leadership Summit.