ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Tampa Bay Rays fans spoke to WHD News about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ conclusion to veto $35 million in funding for a new education facility.

"We as taxpayers should really just be concerned about bringing plenty of … followers to the place and support that," Bonnie, of Bradenton, told WHD News. "The governor has no small business in that."

Right after vetoing the funding, DeSantis claimed Friday that he won't "help supplying taxpayer bucks to qualified sports stadiums" and that "it truly is inappropriate to subsidize political activism of a personal corporation." The Rays experienced pledged to donate $50,000 to Everytown for Gun Security in late Could next the Uvalde, Texas, taking pictures.

"I agree with the very first aspect, taxpayers need to not be funding public teams," Kevin from Valrico, Florida, mentioned of DeSantis' feedback.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a push meeting. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Illustrations or photos/LightRocket by means of Getty Photographs) (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket by means of Getty Photographs)

 "I disagree about his latter aspect," he additional. "The federal government should not be telling market what they believe that or what they really do not feel."

Jonathan, of St. Petersburg, explained to WHD News: "The governor … needs to be a lot more tactful. They wouldn’t have done it if it hadn’t been for Uvalde."

"It is not like each individual working day they’re spouting their political beliefs," he ongoing.

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Tropicana Discipline, Home of the Tampa Bay Rays (Matt Leach/WHD Electronic)

Bonnie mentioned: "Gov. DeSantis would like all people to be totally free and have freedoms. I think that each individual organization need to be free to support what they want."

The governor's choice followed a spat concerning DeSantis and Disney before this 12 months. DeSantis revoked Disney’s exclusive tax and self-governing privileges in April soon after the company vowed to assistance a repeal of Florida’s parental legal rights legislation.

A element of the Tampa Bay Rays rainbow patterned symbol celebrating Pride Thirty day period all through a activity in opposition to the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida.  (Picture by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

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"Absolutely everyone has the ideal to say what they need to say," one Rays fan reported. "Unfortunately, in this planet in 2022, it is all about politics and dividing our nation."

DeSantis "is awesome," he continued. "He is for the folks … He’s the most typical sense guy ever."

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Amanda, of Orlando, disagreed.

"He's just he's run our economy into the ground. Anything he's performed with the condition, I disagree with," she stated. 

Isabelle McDonnell contributed to this report.