TV Channel Had To Cut Feed When Gov. DeSantis Read Pornographic School Book, Reporter Says

On Wednesday, a TV channel had to cut its live feed after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) read aloud a pornographic book kept in Florida schools, according to a reporter.

DeSantis held a press conference Wednesday, titled “Exposing the Book Ban Hoax,” in which he presented a five-minute long video, reading from books the administration had banned from classrooms across the state.

The books include “Gender Queer,” which depicts masturbation and oral sex between girls; “Flamer,” which describes explicit sex acts between boys; and “Let’s Talk About It,” which explains how men and women can masturbate and shows how to perform anal sex.

“Some of the media had to cut their feed when books with graphic content were displayed that were found in K-12 school libraries,” DeSantis press secretary Bryan Griffin said on Twitter.

An investigative reporter at WFLA said that the TV feed was taken down after she and other journalists were told that the books would be read during the broadcast.

“When we were told sexually explicit content would be shown – we went down,” Mahsa Saeidi said. “I am not disputing that. I emailed my newsroom, concerned.”

Twitter also temporarily gave the live feed of the press conference a content warning, according to DeSantis War Room. At the time of publication, that content warning was removed.

As of January, teachers in Florida are now required to undergo training on how to vet instructional material and school library books. Librarians who take the training are told that no pornographic material will be allowed in the school library.

Several mainstream media outlets have claimed that DeSantis’ administration had made efforts to rid Florida educational institutions of “woke” studies amounts to censorship of perfectly reasonable materials. 

When the Florida Board of Education failed to approve a proposed pilot program of an AP African American studies course, media claimed that DeSantis had banned the study of black history in the state.

Watch the full press conference here: