Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the state’s eradication of LGBTQ+ rainbow crosswalks on Tuesday, and said recalcitrant cities will be forced to get with the program.

He criticized two cities, Delray Beach and Key West, where city leaders have said they want to fight the state edict and keep rainbow crosswalks to show support for their LGBTQ+ communities.

“It’s like they think that they should just be a law unto themselves,” DeSantis said, adding, “You’re always gonna have the Key Wests of the world that are going to virtue signal. That’s just what they do.”

Ultimately, he said, the LGBTQ+ markings will be eliminated, along with many other kinds of decorative street markings that Florida no longer allows.

Removal of the rainbow flag crosswalks has generated outrage, peaceful protests and eve

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