Coverage dated August 26, 2023 to August 28, 2023

DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims

Headline from CBS News

The Florida governor and candidate for the GOP presidential nomination has made anti-"wokeness" a centerpiece of his campaign. That drew the boos, but some in the crowd applauded him.

CBS News's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

40 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Florida Gov. Ron Desantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in frustration and exhaustion, to mourn yet another racist attack in America: this one the killing of three Black people in Florida at the hands of a white, 21-year-old man who authorities say left behind white supremacist ramblings …

  2. CBS News

    DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The Florida governor and candidate for the GOP presidential nomination has made anti-"wokeness" a centerpiece of his campaign. That drew the boos, but some in the crowd applauded him.

  3. Fox News

    Jacksonville Democrat councilwoman defends DeSantis amid boos at shooting victims vigil: 'Put parties aside' (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A Jacksonville councilwoman defended Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis amid jeers from the crowd at a prayer vigil for the victims of a racially motivated shooting.

  4. NBC News

    Florida governor Ron Desantis booed at Jacksonville shooting vigil (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The governor has announced funding for security at a historically Black college where the gunman first appeared before killing three Black people at a Dollar General store.

  5. Jezebel

    Ron DeSantis Heavily Booed at Vigil for Black Shooting Victims in Jacksonville (opens Jezebel)

    Published

    Jezebel's feed description

    “We are not going to let people be targeted based on their race," DeSantis said after a white man with a swastika on his gun killed three at a Dollar General.

  6. The Real News Network

    DeSantis booed at vigil for victims of racist shooting in Jacksonville (opens The Real News Network)

    Published

    The Real News Network's feed description

    Many Floridians have condemned DeSantis’s “war on woke” for fomenting racism toward Black people in the state.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. >> Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in frustration and exhaustion, to mourn yet another racist attack in America: this one the killing of three Black people in Florida at the hands of a white, 21-year-old man who authorities say left behind white …

  8. Washington Times

    DeSantis booed at Florida vigil as hundreds mourn racist killings (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in frustration and exhaustion, to mourn the killing of three Black people in Florida by a white, 21-year-old man who authorities say left behind white supremacist ramblings that read like “the diary of a madman.”

  9. The New Republic

    Ron DeSantis Booed at Vigil for Victims of Racist Shooting in Florida (opens The New Republic)

    Published

    The New Republic's feed description

    What exactly did the Florida governor think was going to happen here?

  10. The Daily Caller

    Crowd Boos DeSantis In Aftermath Of Jacksonville Shooting (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A crowd booed Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday while mourning the victims of Saturday's racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, footage shows.

  11. Salon

    “Blood on his hands”: Ron DeSantis booed at vigil for victims of racist Jacksonville shooting (opens Salon)

    Published

    Salon's feed description

    State Rep. Angie Nixon accused DeSantis of an "all-out attack on the Black community" ahead of the shooting.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    DeSantis — who is running for the GOP nomination for president, who has loosened gun laws in Florida, and who has antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding “wokeness” — was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil.

  13. WSVN Miami

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn victims in Jacksonville store shooting - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

    Published

    WSVN Miami's feed description

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in frustration and exhaustion, to mourn yet another racist attack

  14. BizPac Review

    Crowd uses Ron DeSantis as punching bag; boos him out at vigil for Dollar Store shooting victims (opens BizPac Review)

    Published

    BizPac Review's feed description

    Vigil attendees booed as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the racially-motivated shooting in Jacksonville: "Your policies caused this!"

  15. Rolling Stone

    DeSantis Booed at Vigil for Jacksonville Victims (opens Rolling Stone)

    Published

    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Lawmakers in Florida are pointing to the governor’s “anti-woke” policies as dog whistles for race hatred in the aftermath of a mass shooting

  16. New York Post

    Ron DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn victims of racially-motivated Jacksonville shooting (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church to mourn the three people killed in a racially-motivated shooting at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida.

  17. Insider

    Gov. Ron DeSantis, known for pro-gun and 'anti-woke' policies, booed at vigil for Black Jacksonville shooting victims (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    A white gunman shot and killed three Black people in a racially motivated attack on Saturday.

  18. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Florida Gov. Ron Desantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn Jacksonville killings (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

    Published

    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in frustration and exhaustion, to mourn yet another racist attack in America: this one the killing of three Black people in Florida at the hands of a white, 21-year-old man who authorities say left behind wh…

  19. NPR

    'You're not welcome here!' DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Jacksonville on Sunday to mourn the three victims killed in a racially motivated shooting at a local Dollar General.

  20. Washington Examiner

    Jacksonville shooting: DeSantis booed while delivering remarks at prayer vigil for victims (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) received boos from attendees at a prayer vigil for the victims of the recent Jacksonville shooting, which authorities said was a racially motivated attack.

  21. Portland Press Herald

    Desantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn the racist killings of 3 in Jacksonville (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who has loosened gun laws in Florida and antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding 'wokeness' — was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil in Jacksonville after 3 Black people were killed by a white supremacist.

  22. Mother Jones

    Why Ron DeSantis was booed at a vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims (opens Mother Jones)

    Published

    Mother Jones's feed description

    Black Floridians see the shooting as a direct result of the governor's policies.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims | Since Then