DeSantis says Florida will cut funding to all CRT, DEI programs: ‘wither on the vine’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday unveiled new legislation taking aim at critical race theory and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in state colleges. 

The Republican governor debuted the higher education proposal at a press conference in Bradenton. He said the reforms "must be grounded in actual history, the actual philosophy that has shaped western civilization." 

"We are also going to eliminate all DEI and CRT bureaucracies in the state of Florida. No funding. And that will wither on the vine," DeSantis said. 

The reforms are expected to be taken up by the state’s Republican-majority legislature when its regular session begins in March.