A Hope Florida board meeting held online Thursday was hijacked by trolls who broadcasted Nazi symbols and pornography during the Zoom video conference on an initiative championed by Florida first lady and possible gubernatorial candidate Casey DeSantis.

"We apologize for the earlier disruption to the public meeting," the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) wrote in a note posted online after the 10 a.m. meeting was abruptly paused. "The Department of Children and Families is actively working to address the incident."

The Florida Politics news site reported that the Hope Florida board was allowing public comment on the program when trolls began to bombard the stream with racist and lewd content.

The outlet reported an official said, "It looks like some of the public are trying to take over," shortly before the meeting cut out. The

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