Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has called out Live of TikTok, a popular social media account run by former real estate agent Chaya Rejczyk, for “lying” about Florida law. that do do not have To give permission illegal immigration to obtain driver license.
Lajczyk’s account, which has about 3 million followers, posted a news video on X about three illegal immigrants from Guatemala who were arrested for forcing a woman into a car and sexually assaulting her. The post garnered more than 2 million views on Wednesday.
“Apparently the state of Florida is giving driver’s licenses to illegal aliens!” Reichik posted. “Biden’s open borders allow violent criminals to terrorize Americans.”
DeSantis, who has been harshly critical of President Biden’s handling of the border crisis, told Lyczyk in a subsequent post that Florida law does not include “approval of licenses issued to illegal aliens from other states.” , it also prohibits illegal immigrants from obtaining driver’s licenses.
Raichik’s post also received a “community note,” a feature in X that allows users to provide additional context and fact-checking.
“Truth should not be a victim of attempts to generate clicks or engagement farms,” DeSantis wrote about X.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images)
DeSantis’ press secretary Jeremy Redfern echoed this sentiment, posting a screenshot of a user questioning why the governor would allow undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses.
“Here’s the problem with posting things on the internet: people will take your word for it, regardless of the truth,” Redfern posted.
“The idea that Florida would give driver’s licenses to illegal aliens is ridiculous, especially under this governor.”
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Two SUVs were seen stopping at the southern U.S. border near Jacumba, California, and dropping off dozens of immigrants who had entered the country illegally. (Bud Knapp/FOX Nation)
Prior to responding, Lajczyk posted in a separate thread: “To be clear, Florida law does not allow illegal aliens to obtain a driver’s license.”
This exchange received mixed reactions. Some X users wondered if DeSantis had posted it himself to defend Lyczyk, while others asked him to delete the original post.
“All of this could have been avoided with basic due diligence,” Jenna Ellis, a former member of the Trump campaign’s legal team in 2020, wrote to X.
“@libsoftiktok should delete the tweet and apologize, most of all to protect her own credibility,” she wrote.
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TikTok’s library gained popularity in 2021 for exposing controversial elements in the education system, such as sexually explicit content in books and LGBTQ+ resources.
“TikTok Rib” has many reposts TikTok videos of left-wing users espousing ideas on cultural and racial issues. Earlier this year, Chaikyk oklahoma Ministry of Education.
Fox News’ Joshua Q. Nelson contributed to this report.
