Swastika Flag, Nazi Banners Waved From St. Pete Overpass

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A small group waved a Nazi flag and antisemitic banners Saturday afternoon from the Pinellas Trail overpass at Tyrone Boulevard and Park Street, near St. Petersburg’s Tyrone Square mall.

Eric Lynn, a former senior adviser for President Barack Obama and Democratic U.S. House candidate in Florida’s District 13, shared the video to his social media pages. (Watch the video here.)

“Another Nazi display, right here in Pinellas. We must all condemn these acts of antisemitism as hate must have no home in Pinellas, Florida or in USA,” Lynn wrote in his post. “If you don’t speak out against hate, antisemitism (and) Nazis, they will keep coming back. Maybe that’s what some candidates want.”

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One of the banners read, “End abortion. Save white babies.”

“If you call yourself a ‘pro-life extremist,’ this is who you’re inviting into the community,” the candidate wrote.

A member of Lynn’s campaign team told Patch that the video was submitted to them.

Sgt. Amanda Sinni with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office told Patch that the group held the signs and nothing was affixed to the bridge. They also didn’t use microphones, so “there was nothing criminal," she added.

Deputies were sent to the area to watch the group, which left 20 minutes later, Sinni said.

Earlier Saturday, the group reportedly held a neo-Nazi demonstration in St. Pete Beach, according to WFLA. They handed out antisemitic propaganda at Upham Beach Park.

Earlier this month, antisemitic were distributed in St. Petersburg.

The flyers were found Aug. 9 at homes near 5th Avenue North and 3rd Street North, and at 1031 7th St. N., Yolanda Fernandez, community awareness division manager for the St. Petersburg Police Department, told Patch. Flyers were also found along the sidewalks and roads in those areas.