Posted on 12/17/2022 2:33:53 PM PST by RandFan
Early in the pandemic, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly praised President Donald Trump for the expedited development and rollout of a coronavirus vaccine. The governor’s office pushed for $480 million in pandemic resources, including media campaigns promoting the shots, according to state budget documents. And DeSantis, a Republican, even lauded the Biden administration for helping to expand access to vaccines.
“We’re having more vaccine because of this, which is great,” DeSantis said of a federal program shipping shots to pharmacies in February 2021.
But this past week, DeSantis threw himself into misleadingly disparaging the vaccines, convening skeptics to buck guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and seeking to investigate vaccine makers for fraud.
“These companies have made a fortune off this federal government imposing or at least attempting to impose mandates, and a lot of false statements,” DeSantis said at the roundtable event on Wednesday. “I think people want the truth and I think people want accountability, so you need to have a thorough investigation into what’s happened with these shots.”
A review of DeSantis’s public positions on the vaccines shows a full reversal that has unfolded gradually since 2021, seizing on the shots’ waning efficacy against new virus variants and portraying evolving scientific advice as deliberate deceit.
The hard-line position he’s now staking out is taking on additional significance: DeSantis is widely seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2024, with many Republicans wanting him to challenge Trump for the GOP nomination and some seeing vaccines as a potential wedge issue to outflank the former president to his right.
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FL opened up in May 2021
how does that compare with other states?
Trump is my #1 , DeSantis a close #2, but evidence mounted to change many minds. Silly not to do so, DjT should follow, but that’ll be awkward for him, won’t it ?
WaPo has no mind to change.
When the evidence presented disproves the scientific theory, one should change their mind.
Sorry DeSantis supported the original lockdowns and Mandates. Something about him I don’t trust.
He IS the father. And Rosemary is the mother of his baby.
The Don's SwampJab was NEVER a good idea despite even some normally Freedom-minded people realizing it late. But SuperTrump's kryptonite is his pride.
More info is out now than 2 yrs ago...my doc was gung ho on the vax then. Now not so much.
Well, with all the revelations about those vaccines out now, of course DeSantis would shift his take on the issue.
Didn’t this paper go out of business yet?
His options about the vaccine pretty well follow mine. We were hopeful in the beginning but now the vaccine is a disappointment.
November 30, 2021
Despite omicron, Ron DeSantis remains firmly against lockdowns and vaccine mandates
December 23, 2021:
Donald Trump says ‘vaccine is one of greatest achievements of mankind’
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks/donald-trump-vaccine-covid-v07e022a0
January 12, 2022:
Trump Slams DeSantis, Criticizes ‘Gutless’ Politicians Who Won’t Share Covid Booster Status
January 14, 2022
DeSantis Says He Regrets Not Opposing Trump Administration’s Lockdowns
Trump was against mandates. But feel free to applaud Johnny come lately.
More fecal matter and B$ from the Compost posing as real news.
Hindsight is 20/20. Now he sees perfectly!
DeSantis has Ladapo to explain things to him.
Trump/Biden had Fauci.
Pretty obvious what the difference is.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4116283/posts?page=18#18
18 posted on 12/14/2022, 11:53:55 AM by ryderann
And the excuse for Trump's continued blindness is?
Most would say his pride in being the father of Warp Speed, but I'm asking you.
I will and do.
Better than Donny come never.
There was no Federal travel restriction. The mandate came from DeSantis, to quarantine for 14 days.
“A review of DeSantis’s public positions on the vaccines shows a full reversal that has unfolded gradually since 2021, seizing on the shots’ waning efficacy against new virus variants and portraying evolving scientific advice as deliberate deceit. “
>> A fair criticism. He reminds me a little of Cruz. Always “refining” his position to win favor in the moment. <<
Or, you know. Actually learning. Amazing to get attacked from the Left and from the TrumpChumps for using your brain. I’m glad Trump “evolved” his formerly abhorrent position on abortion, and decided to oppose his former pals like the Clintons. I was a little concerned at first it was merely political theater, like other “pro-life” Republican presidents and presidential candidates (GHWB, Dole, McCain, Romney, etc.) And I’m trilled that Trump actually got it right.
It takes a spectacular type of craven politics to begrudge someone changing their positions. But it’s all the more spectacular when it’s obvious that the change occurred because the situation on the ground changed. After all, vaccines were once hailed by Trump and everyone insisted they were voluntary. DeSantis shifted as the vaccines turned out to be crap, but enforcement turned out to be mandatory. That’s called REASONABLE, not craven.
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