Trump blasts GovRonDeSantis COVID-19 policies, despite encouraging him to back lockdowns
Back in 2020, as COVID-19 ravaged the country, DeSantis was reticent about implementing a statewide lockdown but caved after a call with Trump and a"grave reckoning" about the risks of mass deaths if such an order was not imposed, the New York Times reported. Trump took a swing at DeSantis over the weekend for closing his state during the pandemic.“There are Republican governors that did not close their states; Florida was closed for a long period of time,” Trump said Saturday.
"In concert with the efforts of President Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force to fight COVID-19, and based on guidance provided by Florida Surgeon General and State Health Officer, Dr. Scott Rivkees, all persons in Florida shall limit their movements and personal interactions outside of their home to only those necessary to obtain or provide essential services or conduct essential activities," the order stated.
“I never thought in February, early March, that [the coronavirus] would lead to locking down the country,” the Republican governor said on the Ruthless podcast last year. “I just didn’t. I didn’t think that was on the radar.”
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