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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: SoConPubbie

DeSantis praised the whole Trump Covid Team, and the idiots make the whole thing as if it was all about Fauci.

But who could have and didn’t fire Fauci??? Not DeSantis.


21 posted on 06/03/2023 9:41:46 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: srmanuel

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Trump put him front and center
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Fauci is the POSter child for Covid..

Fauci is Science.

Fauci is ultimately a Criminal commiting Crimes Against Humanity..

He was front and center because he was never going to be martyr for the Deep State.

He’s the co-conspirator mass murdering Dr who was always going to be front and center...

The whole world will see Fauci as a Science/Medical leader of a worldwide attack and coup against the Sovereign United States and its sitting President.

A traitor..
Front and center.
Not fired and made a martyr by Co Conspirator Nancy Pelosi types..


22 posted on 06/03/2023 9:41:50 AM PDT by delchiante
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To: BlackbirdSST

Scott Atlas from Stanford was brought in during the pandemic and openly questioned Fauci’s actions and was never given serious consideration


23 posted on 06/03/2023 9:42:04 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: euram
Unfortunately, most people believed Fauci was working in the interest of America’s health. I can’t fault DeSantis on this one.

Exactly. There's way too much "retro-shaming" going on over things that occurred in the early days of the "pandemic," when we gullibly trusted that officials, agencies and corporations were honest and working for our benefit. Remember "We're All In This Together"?

That trust has almost completely evaporated, now.

24 posted on 06/03/2023 9:42:17 AM PDT by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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To: SoConPubbie

Spring of 2020? That was basically when it first broke, and Trump was calling DeSantis and pressuring him to follow along with “The Plan.”

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/florida-governor-relents-to-mounting-public-pressure-and-issues-stay-at-home-order/

Gov. Ron DeSantis resisted...did not want to dictate that all Floridians had to stay at home.

What it took for Mr. DeSantis to change his mind on Wednesday and finally issue a statewide order was a phone call with President Trump...


25 posted on 06/03/2023 9:42:49 AM PDT by Golden Eagle (Ultra Conservative)
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To: SoConPubbie

Ask yourselfs why are all the Leftist media attacking DeSantis as hard or harder than they are attacking Trump? Why wouild the Leftist media be working so hard to help Trump?


26 posted on 06/03/2023 9:43:09 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Wuli
Ask yourselfs why are all the Leftist media attacking DeSantis as hard or harder than they are attacking Trump? Why wouild the Leftist media be working so hard to help Trump?

Only in your extremely DeSantis-biased mind my FRiend.
27 posted on 06/03/2023 9:44:26 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: delchiante

I have nothing but contempt for Fauci and Trump to this day has never been critical him which says a lot


28 posted on 06/03/2023 9:44:36 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: Ann Archy

Don Jr. has posted a lot about Rhonda Santis’ globalist views but here are some links for you. But the bottom line is that the biggest globalist libertarian Republican billionaires love Rhonda. Jeb Bush supports him. All the RINOs see Rhonda as their way to get rid of Trump.

https://www.europereloaded.com/meet-the-globalist-billionaires-behind-the-presidential-ambitions-of-florida-governor-ron-desantis/

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/30/donald-trump-ron-desantis-his-donors-are-globalists/

https://time.com/6219326/ron-desantis-climate-florida/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ron-desantis-trip-abroad-funded-group-despised-florida-gop-rcna81173


29 posted on 06/03/2023 9:45:59 AM PDT by GulliverSwift
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To: srmanuel

“Ask yourself why did Trump put him front and center and to this day has never been critical of Fauci, if you are going to label DeSantis a Fauci supporter if you are honest you should say Trump is just as guilty”

This is a lie. Trump criticizes Fauci routinely. He did so while president as well:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fauci-says-he-s-not-surprised-trump-contracted-covid-19-n1243857

The deep state worked to keep Fauci in position and Trump tried to educate the public but most were not paying attention.


30 posted on 06/03/2023 9:48:15 AM PDT by GulliverSwift
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To: srmanuel
Scott Atlas from Stanford was brought in

Yep. The same over educated idiots that I spoke of would have nothing to do with him. I seem to recall some of the inbreds here shouting him down as well. I do forget though in all of the noise, what position did Atlas hold in our .gov at the time?

31 posted on 06/03/2023 9:49:10 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Just about every government leader was doing so. Since information about COVID risks was very one sided it made Fauci look like a genius who would save us all. Acting on evidence available at the time to reach a conclusion is not a big of a fault as you want people to believe.


32 posted on 06/03/2023 9:51:25 AM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: SoConPubbie

“Only in your extremely DeSantis-biased mind my FRiend.”

Only a Trump biased mind would say such a thing. I think for myself and are not led by the nose by anyone. I actually would prefer to see DeSantis stay as governor of Florida. But that does not color my view of how the GOP campaigns are being conducted.


33 posted on 06/03/2023 9:51:54 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: SoConPubbie

That was VERY early on, Fauci had not shown his colors yet. No one could be faulted for backing the medical leaders then.


34 posted on 06/03/2023 9:52:49 AM PDT by madison10
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To: euram
I can’t fault DeSantis on this one.

Yep...DeSantis stuck with Fauci until the facts diverged from the narrative. This was mature and appropriate leadership. Trump should have fired Fauci at the same point, but he failed.
35 posted on 06/03/2023 9:53:34 AM PDT by rottndog (What comes after America?)
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To: GulliverSwift

Old predictions from months ago that never panned out. Those big shots decided not to support DeSantis, saying he’s too conservative, especially on social issues. You really should get out of your Trump echo chambers more, to see what’s really going on.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/gop-megadonor-sours-desantis-abortion-ukraine

https://www.thestreet.com/politics/elon-musk-may-have-bad-surprise-for-florida-gov-ron-desantis

https://www.ft.com/content/9fa26170-5533-4e0b-a852-238b0ef15118?lctg=75845185

https://www.thestreet.com/politics/powerful-billionaire-shocks-florida-gov-ron-desantis


36 posted on 06/03/2023 9:57:34 AM PDT by Golden Eagle (Ultra Conservative)
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To: SoConPubbie

“Only in your extremely DeSantis-biased mind my FRiend.”

Look in the mirror.


37 posted on 06/03/2023 9:59:59 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: SoConPubbie
My Little RON-O!

The perfect gift for your sensitive friends!

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38 posted on 06/03/2023 10:01:59 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Hi Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: Wuli
Ask yourselfs why are all the Leftist media attacking DeSantis as hard or harder than they are attacking Trump? Why wouild the Leftist media be working so hard to help Trump?

How many, investigations, impeachments and indictments by the Deep State does DeSantis have against him?

39 posted on 06/03/2023 10:02:22 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: BlackbirdSST

Atlas was Advisor to the President, a ‘special government employee’ in the CV Task Force, limited to 130 days without special extension. He was forced out after his 130 days for calling out the Fauci-Walensky fraud.

He is a med professor at Stanford and member of the Hoover Institute.


40 posted on 06/03/2023 10:03:45 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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