Maga students outraged their group got banned in school for doing a Nazi salute

In an X post, the chapter also suggested its suspension was tied to its hosting of an event with James Fishback, a controversial far-right candidate for Florida governor who has angered more moderate Republicans with his extremist views.

A separate but similar incident unfolded earlier in March at Florida International University after the Miami Herald published leaked group chat messages from a number of its students, including an official of the Miami-Dade Republican party, featuring racist, sexist, antisemitic and homophobic comments.

The CRA recently appointed far-right social media personality Kai Schwemmer, a close associate of white nationalist Nick Fuentes, as its political director. It comes as college rightwing groups further test the boundary of free speech and racial hatred after the killing of Charlie Kirk, the conservative campus activist, at a university speaking engagement in Utah in September.

The Florida federation cited “a pattern of conduct that violated its rules and values, including a recent antisemitic gesture.” The UF College Republicans have been active on X for years, at times posting content with anti-LGBTQ sentiments and promoting Fuentes.

“The University of Florida has emphatically supported its Jewish community and remains committed to preventing and addressing antisemitism and other forms of discrimination and harassment that are threatening and disruptive to our students,” Landry’s statement said.