FLASHBACK: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Pushed Lockdowns, Vaccines, Shut Down Churches Throughout COVID Pandemic

Big League Politics ^ | Nov 15, 2022 | Shane Trejo

[SoConPubbie]

A common trope from supporters of the likely presidential run of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is that he stopped COVID lockdowns in his state during the height of the pandemic while President Donald Trump was pushing them from the White House.

But the record shows that this is not what occurred. DeSantis used his authority as governor to enforce lockdowns, shuttering businesses, and use the power of the state to punish noncompliance with his edicts.

Video from June 2020 shows DeSantis threatening bars with revoking their liquor licenses unless they abided by his arbitrary restrictions enacted supposedly in the name of science:

For the folks who continue to insist that Florida was not locked down and, if it was, it was only for a couple weeks, here is @GovRonDeSantis in June of 2020 threatening Florida bars with losing their liquor licenses if they didn't follow pandemic restrictions. pic.twitter.com/CwyTuoIAkU

— SFDB (@sfdb) November 11, 2022

Additionally, pastors were arrested and thrown in jail because they held services during DeSantis’ lockdown. The DeSantis administration grotesquely infringed upon religious liberty and made a mockery of the 1st Amendment during the pandemic:

DeSantis, like Trump, has shilled hard for the experimental COVID-19 vaccines as well, assuring the public that they were safe for usage and would stop transmission when that turned out to be a lie.

“If you’re vaccinated and you test positive but you don’t get sick, well the name of the game is to keep people out of the hospital,” DeSantis said in July 2021. “Seventy-five percent of Floridians over the age of 50 have gotten shots, so we think that’s really, really positive.”

“If you are vaccinated, fully vaccinated, the chance of you getting seriously ill or dying from COVID is effectively zero,” he said “If you look at the people that are being admitted to hospitals, over 95% of them are either not fully vaccinated or not vaccinated at all. And so these vaccines are saving lives. They are reducing mortality.”

Big League Politics has reported about the RINO globalist mega donors currying favor with DeSantis, cajoling him to run for president in 2024 to upend the America First movement and divert grassroots energies into supporting traditional Republican politics:

“Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is quickly becoming the favorite of the globalist RINO mega donors who want to “move on” from Donald Trump.

Ken Griffin, a globalist RINO mega donor, talked to Politico about why he is backing DeSantis because he sees him as the vehicle to move on from Trump and his brand of populism that has made the GOP less hospitable for soulless corporations that have sold America down the river.

“He did a lot of things really well and missed the mark on some important areas,” Griffin said. “And for a litany of reasons, I think it’s time to move on to the next generation.”

Griffin has given $5 million to DeSantis’ gubernatorial re-election campaign in Florida. He is hoping that by buying favor with DeSantis, he can convince him to run in 2024 in an attempt to end the Trump revolution.

“Would I support him? The bigger question is, is he going to run? That bridge has to be crossed,” he said.

“He has a tremendous record as governor of Florida, and our country would be well-served by him as president,” Griffin added.

It is clear Donald Trump is intending to run for president again in 2024 from the comments he has made.

“Everybody, I promise you, in the very next — very, very, very short period of time, you’re going to be happy,” Trump said. “But first we have to win a historic victory for Republicans on Nov. 8.”

In addition to the RINO megadonors, the notorious former House Majority Leader Paul Ryan is also on board for DeSantis in 2024.”

Overall, DeSantis has an impressive record in Florida, but his record is being distorted in order to present him as a credible foil for President Trump’s presidential run in 2024. Trump is the candidate in 2024, and if DeSantis has the audacity to run against him, it will be the worst decision he could ever make for the America First movement as well as his own future ambitions.

[Jonty30]

He pushed them in the beginning, because nobody understood what was happening. He was also the first one to stop one it became apparent that it wasn’t really a problem.

[TheGunny]

Here we go.

[Renfrew]

So many people on FR seem to believe that the leftists rigged every election in the country EXCEPT Florida.

Did they ever think that they did rig FL to help DeSantis? They are desperate for him to be the nominee and not Trump and wanted him to appear strong.

[inchworm]

He learned from his mistakes. Look at the kooky liberal states that still force COVID vaxxes at their state colleges like PA, NY, Mich, VT, mass, Md. Like it still start of the pandemic.

[alstewartfan]

Ron did a phenomenal job. Everyone made some poor decisions early, save for Noem.

[nickcarraway]

Why was the media saying Florida was open and evil and DeSantis was worse than Trump?

[Yo-Yo]

Let the trashing of DeSantis begin.

[thegagline]

And Trump pushed vaccines that didn’t provide immunity.

Operation Warped Speed: vaccines that don’t vaccinate, propping up little Fauci, trillions of debt, freedoms abridged.

[nickcarraway]

No one says they rigged every election.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

[proust]

“A common trope from supporters of the likely presidential run of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is that he stopped COVID lockdowns in his state during the height of the pandemic while President Donald Trump was pushing them from the White House.”

Nice straw man. Any state that tried to open early got Trump’s wrath. He went after Kemp for daring to open businesses earlier than Fauci allowed.

Except Noem. Trump doesn’t yell at the good looking ones for some reason. 🤔

[God luvs America]

Exactly!!!

We traveled to Florida in the summer of 2020 when the a$$holes were alleging if you traveled to Florida you were playing with potential death. Everything, and i mean everything was open- and fine.

In fact it was tough getting into restaurants without a long wait because everybody wanted to be in Florida.

[nickcarraway]

Maybe they fixed the 2016 election?

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Misleading to the point of FALSE. Lie.

[Impala64ssa]

They were calling him DEATHSantis while Wretched Witless and killing fields Cuomo were stuffing the nursing homes with China flu patients.

[SunkenCiv]

That must be why the leftist media and their stooges (like family members here) were badmouthing Florida as a superspreading state.

[EEGator]

This is going to be a long two years…

[UNGN]

The Data still shows pushing Vaccines on Old people up until June ‘21 was smart and probably bought a hundred thousand or more, additional time. Desantis was prioritizing the old, which was prudent. Healthy people under 50 never needed any vaccine.

After August ‘21, anyone pushing vaccines on anyone wasn’t doing it based on science and Desantis wasn’t.

[FamiliarFace]

That’s right!

Those on FR who think DeSantis won’t be seen as red meat by the Dems (because he isn’t Trump) will soon learn.

DeSantis is about to be trashed from every side.