FLASHBACK: DeSantis Admits SLOWER COVID Reopening Than Trump White House Suggested.
Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis admitted that it took him longer to fully re-open the state of Florida than former President Donald Trump recommended during the COVID-19 pandemic, archive video from the Governor’s social media has revealed.
Last month, DeSantis attacked Trump’s record on COVID after the former President called the Governor of Florida’s pandemic response “average.”
However, at the height of the pandemic in 2020, DeSantis accepted that he didn’t listen to the White House’s advice, keeping Florida closed for longer than was necessary.
“When we announced phase one, we followed the White House’s guidelines, but we didn’t even do everything they said we could do in Phase 1… so it was a limited Phase 1, it was a safe Phase 1, it was a smart step, but it was done step by step,” DeSantis argued.
Indeed, Florida was one of the later Republican states to lift lockdown restrictions. In fact, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alaska, Georgia, Oklahoma, Alabama, Indiana, Montana, South Carolina, and Texas all began opening up before DeSantis’s home state.
More w/video:
https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/06/21/flashback-desantis-admits-slower-covid-reopening-than-trump-white-house-suggested/
I’m not sure what your point is other than to be split-hairs. No one is claiming that Florida was the first to drop lockdowns. It was one of the earliest to do so, often by only a few days from other earlier states. It was also one of the last to start a lockdown, and both ends were in phases that did not strictly follow the Trump administration’s recommendations, depending on the lockdown’s target.
DeSantis’ reelection results are a good indication that Floridians liked how he handled the lockdowns and that he opposed mandating the jab, among other things. Trump should’ve had a similar outcome for 2020 if the various fraudulent activities hadn’t taken place. I was looking forward to the demographic breakdown of the voters after watching WalkAway videos and the like.