Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis omitted references to the LGBTQ community and Hispanics in his Pulse Remembrance Day order that flags be flown at half-staff.

Thursday marked the nine-year anniversary of the Islamic State-inspired shooting at Pulse, the gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, mostly frequented by Hispanics, that killed 49 and wounded 53.

“Nine years ago, on June 12, 2016, a shooter claiming alliance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant committed a horrific act of terrorism at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida,” read DeSantis’ order, which left out the phrase “against the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities” that had been used in past orders, according to reports.  

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