The heated exchange happened in a loud room at the Strawberry Festival. He made it clear to the media that he sees HB 1557 as an anti-grooming bill despite Democrats trying to assert it's the 'Don't Say Gay' bill. On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis responded to criticisms brought forward by local reporter Evan Donovan from WFLA about the anti-grooming bill being debated on the Florida senate floor Monday evening.