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Florida Gov. Rick Scott's PAC fires back at woman behind viral Starbucks rant

By Kristen Dressel
April 11, 2016

Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s political action committee is going after the woman behind a rant at a Gainesville Starbucks.

The ad, titled "Latte Liberal Gets an Earful," calls the woman "terribly rude" and talks about her past.

>> Click here to watch the ad. (WARNING: This video contains language some viewers may find offensive.)

Last week, a video of former Lake Worth City Commissioner Cara Jennings yelling at Scott at the Starbucks went viral. She did something similar in 2012 when she interrupted Sen. Marco Rubio during a speech.

>> Click here to watch the viral video

Gov. Rick Scott's confrontation with a woman in Starbucks over Planned Parenthood and jobs was caught on video.                                                                                 "You're an embarrassment to our state!" she told him. What do you think of his reaction?What she told ABC Action News about the encounter: https://shar.es/1YLLo8

Posted by ABC Action News - WFTS - Tampa Bay on Tuesday, April 5, 2016

>> RELATED: WATCH: Woman confronts Florida Gov. Rick Scott in Starbucks

>> RELATED: Florida Gov. Rick Scott responds to viral video: ‘She was not someone you could talk to’

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The new ad supporting Scott is fighting back.

Jennings attacked Scott about the lack of jobs, but the ad claims Scott added more than 9,000 jobs to the Gainesville area.

>> Watch a video report from WJAX

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