DeSantis closed down Fla. when he really didn’t know the full ramifications of the virus. Now that the ramifications of the ‘Warp Speed’ vaccine are slowly emerging, Trump might want to tread lightly.
DeSantis faces the same problem of every other nitwit governor who imposed their stupid lockdown measures in 2020. It’s one thing to close schools and government facilities, but shutting down a private business establishment is a whole different story. And it doesn’t help a governor when he comes across as a complete ignoramus by imposing a mix of measures that makes no sense to any rational person — like closing beaches and other outdoor areas, allowing restaurants and bars to open at 50% of their seating capacity, and allowing Walmart to open with no restrictions at all.
DeSantis’ biggest mistake here is that he won’t just own up to his decisions from 2020. Instead, he and his supporters crafted a 2022 campaign message that he “stood up for freedom during COVID,” when the well documented evidence shows that to be totally false.