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FL NOW Condemns Trump’s Authoritarian Takeover of D.C.: Calls for Immediate Action to Defend Democracy and Human Rights
For Immediate Release: August 13, 2025
By Julie Kent, FL NOW President, President@flnow.org
This attack is aimed at marginalized communities and focused on creating fear as Fascists do.
Orlando, FL — The Florida National Organization for Women (FL NOW) strongly condemns the Trump administration’s escalating authoritarianism and federal overreach in Washington, D.C., which now includes ICE raids at schools and shelters, attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, and the targeting of judges, election officials, and civil servants.
FL NOW in the News: NOW Condemns DOGE Audit of Orange County as Undemocratic Overreach By Willie David at Florida National News
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (FNN) – The Florida National Organization for Women (FL NOW) has issued a sharp rebuke of the Florida Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), calling its recent audit demand of Orange County “insulting, undemocratic, politically motivated, and mean-spirited.”
The July 24 letter from DOGE to Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings accuses the county of a 57% spending increase over five years—including a $330 million increase in property tax collections and $1.6 billion rise in total expenditures. The agency’s tone, according to critics, is hostile and accusatory, implying reckless fiscal management.
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