# DeSantis statue melts in protest

> Florida governor's climate denial statue melts in heat.
- Title: DeSantis statue melts in protest · Mother Jones | Shortify
- Summary: Florida governor's climate denial statue melts in heat. Florida governor Ron DeSantis' climate denial statue melted in Tallahassee as a protest against his…
- Keywords: ron desantis, florida, climate crisis, 350action, gallium, denial, uncommon, DeSantis, statue, melts, protest, Mother Jones
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/governor-ron-desantis-florida-climate-crisis-protest-gallium-statue-melting
- Author: Oliver Milman
- Published: 2026-10-21T07:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ron desantis, florida, climate crisis, 350action, gallium, denial, uncommon
## DeSantis statue melts
A life-sized statue of Florida governor Ron DeSantis melted in Tallahassee heat.
## Gallium melts at 85.6 F
The statue was made from gallium, a metal that melts at 85.6 F, below Tallahassee's summer heat.
## DeSantis blocks climate action
DeSantis blocked Florida municipalities from cutting pollution and erased climate change terms from state law.
## 350Action protest
350Action created a statue protest against DeSantis' climate denial stance.
## DeSantis defends climate stance
DeSantis called climate action a "radical green zealot" agenda, not a climate crisis.

> We’re restoring sanity in our approach to energy and rejecting the agenda of the radical green zealots
## Key takeaway

Florida governor Ron DeSantis' climate denial statue melted in Tallahassee as a protest against his blocking climate action.