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Florida Gov. Rick Scott booed for skipping gun town hall

By Pete Kasperowicz
Published February 22, 2018 2:31am ET
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott booed for skipping gun town hall
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students were among those attending a CNN town hall on Wednesday. Florida Gov. Rick Scott was not. (Michael Laughlin/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) | Michael Laughlin

Florida Gov. Rick Scott was heavily booed Wednesday night for refusing to show up at a live, televised town hall on guns hosted by CNN.

His absence was raised by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., who praised Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for attending.

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