Florida is suffering from a recent COVID-19 outbreak, driven by the rapid spread of the omicron variant, so Gov. Ron DeSantis sprang into action by taking a vacation. It’s not too surprising since DeSantis has done nothing to fight the coronavirus. Instead, the Florida Republican seems to be on COVID’s side of the pandemic battle. That seems to be a constant theme with Republicans.
During a press conference, Orange County Democratic Mayor Jerry Demings said counties have not received funding from the state for COVID-19 testing and questioned why DeSantis has been largely absent as the new omicron variant has quickly become the one dominant strain in the Sunshine State, The Hill reports.
“We have not received any assistance from the state of Florida at our testing sites,” he said. “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?'”
Well, he took a vacay, according to Christina Pushaw, DeSantis’ press secretary.
The public schedule for @GovRonDeSantis and @LtGovNunez goes out every day. Here’s part of the Governor’s public schedule for 2 days ago. Today and tomorrow are holidays for state employees. pic.twitter.com/I9TaZyTQip
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 (@ChristinaPushaw) December 30, 2021
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ICYMI: @GovRonDeSantis has a wife and 3 kids ages 1-5, and it’s not surprising if he wants to take a few days off at Christmas to spend time with his family, especially as his wife is battling cancer.
I don’t criticize Biden for going to Rehoboth Beach all week, right?
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 (@ChristinaPushaw) December 30, 2021
Imagine that:
Ummm isnt this one of ur retweets tho?https://t.co/Xm4r57Y8M3
— KB (@ReadYouForFree) December 30, 2021
Some Twitter users suggested that Gov. DeSantis may have contracted COVID.
Riiiight…of course Desantis is on ‘Vacation’ and has not been seen for 2 weeks, not because he has Covid. https://t.co/aAZOvcOCIq
— End the Filibuster #ScrewManchin #ScrewSinema (@GottaChangeIt) December 30, 2021
You sure he’s not “vacationing” in an ICU somewhere? https://t.co/TrdBItwuvV
— Gary the Grouch (@GaryWinfield1) December 30, 2021
So you’re saying, he’s NOT sick, right? Has he been vaccinated?
— Persistent-One who aims to misbehave (@PersistentOne3) December 30, 2021
Governors don’t take weeks off and disappear all together,especially during a time of crisis in the state. Where is he??
— The_Charming_Avenger (Taylor’s Version)⚜️ (@Boeing74) December 30, 2021
DeSantis has not held a COVID-19 briefing since Dec. 17. In November, DeSantis signed four bills curtailing both mask and vaccine mandates. And now he’s on vacation.
Featured image via Gage Skidmore/Flickr, under Creative Commons license 2.0