Posted on 01/03/2022 11:40:53 AM PST by conservative98
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) responded to critics Monday, including potential Democrat gubernatorial challenger Nikki Fried (D), who accused him of being absent when, in reality, he was attending his wife’s cancer treatments during the holiday break.
“I guess I should have been at the beach in Delaware. They would have been really happy about that,” he quipped, referencing President Biden’s beach vacation.
DeSantis noted that they put out a schedule as well, but his critics assume the governor is not doing anything if he is not holding a big press conference. On Wednesday, when there was nothing on the calendar, DeSantis said he caught word that he was apparently on vacation.
“And I just looked at my wife. I’m like, going to the hospital with you is not a vacation for you, I know that. And it’s not a vacation; this is something that as a husband, I think that I should be doing,” he said:
I have accompanied her to all her chemotherapy treatments, and she’s there for a long time. I’m there most of the time. It’s a draining thing. When she’s done with it, you know, it’s not something that’s great to see. And so, I just think a lot of people, particularly people who have gone through breast cancer treatments, the notion that that would be considered a vacation, I think, is offensive to a lot of those folks.
Casey, who announced her breast cancer diagnosis in October, is “not being in the fetal position the whole time,” adding that she is “going to end up good on the other end of it.”
DeSantis ultimately said the critiques were “dumb” and not effective.
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Can’t think of a better comeback remark.
Ouch!
No wonder the lefties hate DeSantis so much. This guy is a serious threat to their revolution. He runs rings around them, stands up to their BS and cuts them to the bone of their hypocrisy.
DeSantis for President 2024!
Obvious the radicals are fearful of him.
DeSantis demonstrates the kind of leadership we all desire!
I’m a big DeSantis fan, and see him as President soon. There’s talk of a Trump/DeSantis run.
It’s not like he doesn’t have a laptop and a phone with him while she gets chemo if he needs
This was just a another petty, childish attack by petty, childish liberals
They should be ashamed of themselves. But that would mean they had a conscience.
Slime bags
*want to
Home Run !!
I could see De Santis running for President.
Florida would be making a sacrifice, though.
“The last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a hook in it.”
Rodney Dangerfield
Seemed so ridiculous. Good point - if you’re not talking to us, you’re schlepping. (Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.)
OTOH, I do have to ask how much time do the treatments take? What stage has his wife been classified? Everyone thinks “chemo” is one-size fits all but they are not. They vary greatly, both in ingredients and in duration and frequency, and also reaction.
Is that GREAT, or what ?!
I was by my wife’s side for each and every one of her treatments. Her sessions were from 2 to 4 hours. She fought her breast cancer for over 9 and a half years. I spent every day with her for the last 6 months of her life in the hospital. My boss allowed me to work from the hospital.
Seemed so ridiculous. Good point - if you’re not talking to us, you’re schlepping. (Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.)
OTOH, I do have to ask how much time do the treatments take? What stage has his wife been classified? Everyone thinks “chemo” is one-size fits all but they are not. They vary greatly, both in ingredients and in duration and frequency, and also reaction.
Well played!
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