"We're going after all child sex offenders and predators," Attorney General James Uthmeier (R-Florida) told American Family Radio (AFR)'s "Jenna Ellis in the Morning" program. "My predecessors did too, but we're turning up the volume. I want to get all these sick people off the street so they can't come after our kids anymore."
Florida has also filed briefs in cases to defend President Donald Trump and his ability to fire senior officials in the Executive Branch that are not in line with the president's philosophy.
"I think any boss is only successful if they have the ability to move on from staff that don't want to follow direction," said Uthmeier.
Meanwhile, Florida is holding corporations accountable for playing politics instead of being in the business of doing business.
While the market responded negatively to Target’s embrace of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion decisions in 2023 – some targeting children – the retailer in February denied a claim that it had lost almost $16 billion since changing its DEI path.
Uthmeier took on Target (shown above) to protect Florida employees current and past, he said.
"We sued Target," said Uthmeier. "Our state pension fund lost a lot of money when Target decided to roll out a transgender children clothing line, and while businesses do have some First Amendment rights, when you're a publicly traded company, you have a fiduciary duty to your shareholders and when Target did this, the backfire was strong, the stock plummeted, they lost $10 billion in 10 days of value, and shareholders, including our state pension fund, that helps the retirement of law enforcement, teachers, and public employees, took a big hit."
