'Where Is Ron DeSantis Now?': Florida Mayor Blasts Guv Over COVID

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‘Where Is Ron DeSantis Now?’: Florida Mayor Blasts Guv Over COVID
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Corbin Bolies
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Updated Dec. 29, 2021 12:17AM ET /
Published Dec. 29, 2021 12:10AM ET
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t held any public briefings on COVID-19 since Dec. 17, and one mayor has had enough. “We have not received any assistance from the state of Florida at our testing sites,” said Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, who oversees Orlando, at a Tuesday press conference. “Our residents, all Florida residents, should be outraged and they should ask the question, ‘Where is our state? Where is our governor? Where is Ron DeSantis now?’ When is the last time you saw the governor do a press briefing on COVID-19?” Florida has begun setting new daily records for COVID-19 cases again, counting more than 32,000 on Christmas Day. Demings announced the opening of a third county-run testing site to meet the overwhelming need, but the mayor’s local health official said it won’t meet demand. “If we opened five sites, the five sites would be full and have two-hour waiting times,” Dr. Raul Pino said, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

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1. Uh oh, Governor

DeSantis needs unrelenting good press to keep his leaky balloon of a reputation afloat. If people start questioning his competence, it's bad news for the self-anointed Republican favorite for 2024.

[NCjack]

2. Florida, beware. What's he gonna do, when Florida's healthcare system

crashes on you?

[secondwind]

3. Not even a televised Christmas 🎅 🎄 message??

Wow…..

[Baitball Blogger]

4. We need to hear more of this.

But, of course, we won't. Because the opposition to the Florida GOP acts like an abused spouse. Too afraid to speak up for fear of retaliation.

[dameatball]

10. Too true.

[Thomas Hurt]

5. Ron "Natural Immunity" DeSantis is on vacation.

[RKP5637]

6. DeSantis does not give a F about Florida and the residents. He's just using Florida as

a tool, as he eyes 2024. DeSantis has been a shit of a governor since day 1. Hopefully more will catch on and those that don't will be dead .

[multigraincracker]

7. Rep Val Demings for President some day.

Florida owes us.

[madville]

9. Hopefully she can beat Rubio in the Senate race

It’s going to be a close one though and she currently polls behind him. If she can’t maybe she can take on a role in the Biden Administration.

[mcar]

8. DeathSentence took the gamble of playing TFG's game

of ignoring and downplaying COVID, then riling up the masses about masks and mandates.

It failed. We're suffering here in FL. Hubby and I both have COVID, no doubt contracted via hubby's teaching and being just about the only person in the school who wore a mask regularly.

We have the omicron symptoms for the boostered - basically a really bad cold. We had to miss our granddaughter's first Christmas.

I am curious to find out how many staff/students at his high school were sick over the holiday.

[DBoon]

11. DeSantis is now figuring out ways to screw over Orlando

Publicly attack DeSantis, you and your citizens will pay for it.

[RussBLib]

12. didn't DeSantis claim "victory" over Covid?

we could use a really high-profile Covid death, perhaps that asshole governor from Florida.

[dflprincess]

13. I hope he's taking up space in an ICU somewhere

Yes, it's a rotten thing to say and I'll do penance for it in a future incarnation.