- Florida Gov. Many on the right have praised Ron DeSantis’s COVID-19 approach as a model.
- Trump vented his anger against DeSantis on Thursday and claimed he chose to “close down” Florida.
- Florida’s COVID-19 response to the crisis was very hands-off, and schools and businesses were generally open to it.
Donald Trump, former President, appeared to be critical of Florida Governor. Ron DeSantis’s COVID-19 response was widely praised. Many on the right held it up as a model.
Trump made the comment via Insider’s statement, as well as a series Truth Social posts where he DeSantis was the target of a furious protestThe news media. This statement was made after some Republicans blamed Trump’s poor performance in the midterms, but DeSantis won easily to reelection.
“NewsCorp” is Fox, the Wall Street Journal and no longer great New York Post.), is all in for Governor Ron DeSanctimonious,” Trump began, using a nickname for the governor he first debuted publicly on Saturday, “an average REPUBLICAN Governor with great Public Relations, who didn’t have to close up his State, but did, unlike other Republican Governors, whose overall numbers for a Republican, were just average—middle of the pack—including COVID, and who has the advantage of SUNSHINE, where people from badly run States up North would go no matter who the Governor was, just like I did!”
Trump claimed that DeSantis closed down his state, when he didn’t have to, contrary to popular belief among the right. Florida responded correctly to COVID-19 by being open. DeSantis in 2021 braggedInformation about the state’s schools and businesses that are open to all, as well its COVID-19 results.
Florida’s COVID-19 response is highly controversial. Data compiled by The New York TimesFlorida is the country’s 12th most dangerous state for deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. It is almost completely outpaced by states that have lower-than-average vaccination rates. Even though there are some, The tangible success of the state’s strategy was questionedConservatives still believe that Florida and, by extension, DeSantis won the pandemic.
Trump’s denigration of DeSantis comes at a time when some on right have. Openly, they wanted him to step aside in order for the GOP to rally around the Florida governor 2024. However, the ex-president remains steadfast in his defiance. His latest statement was his most severe condemnation of DeSantis, and a sign of what’s to follow if former allies declare presidential runs.
Insider reached out to DeSantis representatives but they did not respond immediately.
