DeSantis claps back at Libs of TikTok in online feud: 'Truth shouldn’t be a casualty' to generate clicks

Libs of TikTok and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got into online spat over whether a Florida law allows illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images))

DeSantis' press secretary, Jeremy Redfern, also chimed in and posted screenshots of users questioning why the governor would allow illegal migrants to obtain driver's licenses.

"This is the problem with posting things on the internet: people take you at your word, regardless of the truth," Redfern posted. 

"The idea that Florida would provide a drivers license to any illegal alien, especially under this governor, is absurd," he said. 

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Prior to the responses, Raichik posted in a separate thread, "To clarify- Florida law does not allow illegals to get a drivers license."

The interaction received mixed reactions. Some X users questioned whether DeSantis made the post himself and defended Raichik, while others asked her to delete the original post.

"This could have all been avoided with basic due diligence," Jenna Ellis, a former member of Trump's campaign legal team in 2020, wrote on X. 

"@libsoftiktok should delete the tweet and apologize, more to preserve her own credibility than anything," she wrote. 

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Libs of TikTok gained popularity beginning in 2021 for exposing controversial elements in the education system, such as sexually explicit material in books and LGBTQ+ resources.

"Libs of TikTok" often reposts TikTok videos of left-wing users espousing their thoughts on cultural and racial issues. Earlier this year, Chaikik was appointed to a position in the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

Fox News' Joshua Q. Nelson contributed to this report. 

Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate. 

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