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Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for ‘really doing a good job’
CNN ^ | Thu June 1, 2023 | Andrew Kaczynski,

Posted on 06/03/2023 9:26:58 AM PDT by SoConPubbie

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising the chief public health official at the same time in previously unreported quotes, saying Fauci was “really, really good and really, really helpful” and “really doing a good job.”

In other comments, the Florida governor said he deferred to Fauci’s guidance on COVID-19 restrictions and later cited his guidance when communicating the policies he was putting in place early in the pandemic in the state of Florida.

“You have a lot of people there who are working very, very hard, and they’re not getting a lot of sleep,” DeSantis said on March 25, 2020, at a briefing on Florida’s response. “And they’re really focusing on a big country that we have. And from Dr. Birx to Dr. Fauci to the vice president who’s worked very hard, the surgeon general, they’re really doing a good job. It’s a tough, tough situation, but they’re working hard.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
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To: the OlLine Rebel
... when you live a libertine life and get your way with some real estate deals (NJ) it’s easier to find stuff, and make up stuff.

After eight years of Trump, it becomes harder to find and make stuff up. With Ron, they will have a fresh start finding and making stuff up.

81 posted on 06/03/2023 1:59:42 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: SoConPubbie

For heaven’s sake people. Neither Desantis or Trump are innocent on covid. They both did what they thought they had to do because everyone in the world was conned on covid. If they had not taken it seriously back then they would have been thrown out of office.

Trump was supposed to lose to Hillary in 2016. The RATs f’ed up and took a couple states for granted and she lost. They spent 4 years trying to get rid of Trump. They realized that didn’t work so the NWO and RAT scum decided to go for the whole enchilada in 2020. Launching that pandemic con gave them the perfect opportunity to start mail in fraud and that is how that goober Biden was installed. 81 million votes for him was what they needed to get rid of Trump. So they did it. If it wasn’t for that 4 years of Trump all this WEF garbage would be 4 years farther along. Now it is probably too late while we sit here fighting over already spilt milk.

The scum behind the villain in the WH aren’t going to hand over the baton, so perhaps we need to give that some thought.


82 posted on 06/03/2023 2:05:53 PM PDT by dforest
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To: tennmountainman
It was Pence who brought those two Mass Murderers to the front.

No, I watched those press conferences. Donald Trump is the one that was in front and the one that introduced them as the experts every day.

83 posted on 06/03/2023 4:15:08 PM PDT by RightFighter (Yep)
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To: RightFighter

I watched them too.
Of course Trump introduced them, but it was Pence who put together
the Covid Task Force. What was Trump supposed to do. Ignore them while
they were standing on stage next to Pence?
Pence put that group together, not Trump.


84 posted on 06/03/2023 5:52:55 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: SoConPubbie
"The dishonest and hubris of DeSantis is simply amazing"
Trump could have fired Fauci but didn't and still pats himself on the back for his "warp-speed vaccine" (that I am convinced killed my brother). At least DeSantis soon saw the error of his ways and corrected them.
85 posted on 06/03/2023 6:03:08 PM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: Ann Archy

“I was suspicious of Fraud the first time I saw him SMILING at one of Trumps first pressers!!”

My B.S. meter went ton hrough the roof the first time I watched and heard Anthon Fauci at the beginning of Covid, when he was on the stage with Trump. I was unaware of him by name or reputation before Covid. As a fellow New Yorker, who interacted closely with every kind of New Yorker, Donald Trump’s BS meter surely went sky high, too. What was Trump to do? Trump cannot pretend, nor would be want to pretend he knew about this sor any other virus. Fauci has been on his job for 40 plus years, was in like flint with the drug companies, etc. Would Trump have had some instant replacement he could know would be a straightshooter, would have a crystal ball to predict what might really being going on with the rapidly spreading “who knows what, where, how, why “ and what should be done and not be done? Then there was a side-kick, intelligent sounding woman doctor/scientists who drew more attention to be her signature scarf than to the content of what she was saying. A woman who wore such a conservative style scarf would not be saying anything but the truth....


86 posted on 06/03/2023 6:36:57 PM PDT by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: FreeReign

But again, Ron is not an easy target from what I see. It will be too unbelievable. Like Ron Reagan, it just isn’t there.


87 posted on 06/03/2023 6:58:12 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.e)
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To: StAnDeliver

So if Governor Ron stood up to Trump, you would praise him for being so tough he out-toughed the Super Tough man who was president?

Or would you belittle Ron for being a bastard who dared defy President Trump?


88 posted on 06/03/2023 7:02:55 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.e)
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To: tennmountainman
Pence put that group together, not Trump.

And who selected Pence for VP?

And who put Pence in charge of the Covid Task Force?

And you're going to try to elect that same person, again?

Try to look at Trump as a building contractor, who hires people to do the work. He was horrible at it, and screwed up the job. You find someone else for the next job, especially when it involves cleaning up for the last guy.

89 posted on 06/03/2023 7:10:21 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Ultra Conservative)
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To: Golden Eagle

Easy to run a State where all 3 branches are controlled by the GOP.
And very few, if any RINOs.
Does not work that way on a National Level.
The Meatball is not ready.


90 posted on 06/03/2023 7:34:12 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: tennmountainman

I’ll take an ex-Navy officer, who’s been the best governor in one of the best states for years, over some wiseguy who already got ran out of town, and is on his last legs. Trump won’t even agree to a debate, talk about lame.


91 posted on 06/03/2023 7:41:43 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Ultra Conservative)
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To: Just mythoughts

***Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising the chief public health official at the same time in previously unreported quotes, saying Fauci was “really, really good and really, really helpful” and “really doing a good job.”***

This really exonerates President Trump for the nickname DeSanctimonious.


92 posted on 06/04/2023 1:57:38 AM PDT by Syncro (God is Good-Facts is Facts)
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To: Golden Eagle

No doubt he has been a great Governor.
Easy to do when GOP controls all 3 branches of Government
with very few, if any RINOs in the 2 State Houses.
Lots of RINOs in the Congress.
Who is Governing FLA while he is out campaigning?


93 posted on 06/04/2023 8:56:11 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: tennmountainman

Jeanette Nuñez is the Lt. Governor, and would replace him as Governor at some point if he wins the primary. She’s been in the job since 2019 and from all appearances would make a great Governor.

Campaigning is part of the process for all candidates, whether in office or not. Who was running the country while Trump was on the road in 2020? Fauci, from what we can tell.


94 posted on 06/04/2023 9:11:04 AM PDT by Golden Eagle (Ultra Conservative)
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To: SoConPubbie
I'm for Trump. That said, how quickly we've forgotten how everything played out during the plandemic. This criticism is Monday Morning quarterbacking.
95 posted on 06/04/2023 9:13:16 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Golden Eagle

He won’t win the primary.


96 posted on 06/04/2023 9:28:14 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: tennmountainman

We’ll see. Trump is taking it for granted and making mistake after mistake after mistake, and seems to think he can hide out like Biden and win.


97 posted on 06/04/2023 9:31:45 AM PDT by Golden Eagle (Ultra Conservative)
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To: Golden Eagle

Lying Ted Cruz thought he could take out Trump too.
Trump roughed him up so badly, Cancun Cruz barely won his Senate
Seat in TEXAS!


98 posted on 06/04/2023 9:44:18 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: Syncro
This really exonerates President Trump for the nickname DeSanctimonious.

I thought when the commie thugs raided Mar-a-lago and saint Desantis played dumb something was afoot ... then when Desantis went caw caw caw over that 'trans' republican, running for the Senate, in CO, I knew something was down and dirty...

I suspect President Trump also got wind of this want-a-be general but held his peace until his election was a sure thing... I for one am thankful to see the unveiling of just who supports this 'young' godfather Biden.

99 posted on 06/05/2023 7:55:06 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: Just mythoughts
Tomi Lahran says Newsome and DeSantis will run against each other in 2024.

She needs to get a new costume.

Neither one of them would Make America Great Again.

100 posted on 06/06/2023 3:10:52 AM PDT by Syncro (God is Good-Facts is Facts)
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