DeSantis tweets 'Don't Tread on Florida' flag after calling for special special session to ban jab mandates

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis tweeted out an updated version of the Florida state flag that was trending on social media after calling for a special session to ban local coronavirus vaccine mandates.

"Don’t tread on Florida," the flag reads with an alligator on the bottom paying tribute to the Gadsen flag that contains the message "Don’t Tread On Me."

Also on Thursday, DeSantis called on the Florida legislature to hold a special session with the aim of banning vaccine mandates in his state.

DeSantis held a press conference Thursday and the Gadsden-style Florida flag was displayed by several people in the background.

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