People in Orlando have defied Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and reinstated a rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub, after Florida officials removed the painted crossing installed in memory of the 49 people killed at the site in 2016.

A rainbow crosswalk that was part of the Pulse Memorial site in Florida was removed overnight, according to NBC affiliate WESH.

'I hope the city of Orlando paints these colors back onto their property, and that they sue the state of Florida for vandalizing their property without their consent,' Smith stated in a video posted ...