DeSantis addresses COVID-19 clusterf**k in Florida by blaming feds, whining about not getting help

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DeSantis addresses COVID-19 clusterf**k in Florida by blaming feds, whining about not getting help
Rebekah Sager
Daily Kos Staff
Monday January 03, 2022 · 1:51 PM EST
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After weeks of being MIA during an unprecedented surge of COVID-19 cases in his state, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Fort Lauderdale Monday.

He spent much of his time, as did his stunningly anti-science surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, dismissing COVID-19 vaccines as a help, downplaying the severity of symptoms of the omicron variant, and whining and complaining about how the federal government isn’t giving him the monoclonal treatment meds he’s convinced he needs.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, who oversees Orlando County, the largest in the state, ripped into DeSantis Tuesday, demanding to know where the governor was and why he wasn’t offering any help.

“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?” Demings said at a press conference.

Miami-Dade had officially hit a 25% positivity rate, meaning one in four tests has returned positive in the last week.

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DeSantis went on to make light of the COVID-19 cases, and again blamed the federal government for the lack of home tests, but took no responsibility for the lack of testing centers in the state.

What DeSantis left out of his finger-pointing presser was that vaccines and boosters are significant when it comes to how sick you get, with omicron or any known variant of COVID-19.

DeSantis also attempted to divert blame and diminish stunning coronavirus cases as just something that happened when patients are admitted, for one thing, get tested, and find out they have COVID-19.

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/3/2072438/-DeSantis-addresses-COVID-19-clusterf-k-in-Florida-by-blaming-feds-whining-about-not-getting-help

[sarcasmo]

1. Mr. Missing for 17 days and now blaming the Feds. Typical

[RKP5637]

2. The guy is the epitome of being a jerk. n/t

[OrlandoDem2]

3. Unfortunately a lot of people in Florida like this. America better watch out.

Although he was elected by the slimmest of margins, he’s actually popular enough to win in 2022.

My party in Florida isn’t that effective and the evidence for that is empirical. We’ve been a legislative minority for 25 straight years. We don’t win a lot of statewide elections.

There are a few bright spots here or there like state rep Anna Eskamani, but overall I expect to get steamrolled and then watch out. You think DeSantis is disgusting now, just wait until he’s re-elected or running for president. Horrible is the understatement of the year.

[RKP5637]

7. He would be EX-president trump on steroids!!! n/t

[Solly Mack]

4. My house is on fire and it's Biden's fault I won't open the door to get out!

[Beaverhausen]

5. Monoclonal antibodies

Monoclonal antibodies should only be used for those who actually got vaccinated and wear masks but still came down with a bad case of Covid.


They should not be wasted on the deniers.

[Raftergirl]

6. If he put prevention measures in place

he wouldn’t need so many monoclonal antibody treatments.

[iscooterliberally]

8. But then his campaign donors would make less money.

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/08/21/ap-desantis-donor-regeneron-investor/