Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a trip to Texas over the weekend despite the rise in coronavirus cases in his state, which led to criticism from the Orlando Sentinel’s editorial board.
DeSantis joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to visit the southern border, a hot topic issue in the country over the last few months. Nonetheless, the newspaper rang the alarm regarding the state’s growing coronavirus cases as their leader was nowhere to be found.
“Florida was all over the news this past weekend with one of the nation’s biggest spikes in COVID cases and hospitalizations. And where was Gov. Ron DeSantis as this health crisis resurged? Visiting hospitals? Consulting with physicians and public health experts? Huddling with his staff to brainstorm ways of persuading more Floridians to take the vaccine that would nip this pandemic in the bud?” the board asked.
“Nope. Florida’s governor was in Texas, 1,000 miles from Tallahassee, burnishing his 2024 presidential ambitions with a visit to the southern border.”
The state accounts for almost 20 percent of the country’s new COVID-19 infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fifty-five percent of Florida’s population has received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Meanwhile, 47.8 percent are fully vaccinated.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
