DeSantis says he disagreed with Trump's decision to shut down economy at start of pandemic

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  1. Pro_Line_FL

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    Populists are famous for blame shifting, and here is DeSantis blaming Trump for shutting down the country in 2020, even though he personally shut down Florida hard and long.

    Or is he just mad because Trump called him "gutless" for being a closet vaccer?

    DeSantis says he disagreed with Trump's decision to shut down economy at start of pandemic
    https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brie...589897-desantis-says-he-disagreed-with-trumps
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Thursday that he disagreed with then-President Trump’s decision to shut down the economy at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    DeSantis appeared on conservative podcast Ruthless, where he claimed that one of his biggest regrets in office is not speaking out “much louder” against the initial COVID-19 shutdown in March 2020.
     
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    Realizing you made an error and honestly saying so is appropriate. That's how we learn. Our national discussion would be much better if more Democrats realized that, like DeSantis does.

    They are right to fear him.

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    Florida Democrat Nikki Fried compares Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to Adolf Hitler.

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    Disappointing Demcracts.​
     
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    He's trying to distance himself by being more outlandish than trump.
    He wants the trump cult, but wants to not be tied to his best things that was for the good of the whole country.
     
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    Pro_Line_FL Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    He is "all-in" with populism, which is why he won't admit taking the booster, and denies to have had anything to do with the lockdowns.
     
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    IMO, no reason to fear Desantis. Trying to be more far right than the 2x impeached is not going to pull in other people who despised the 2x impeached liar.
    He doesn't have the cult leader personality that the 2x impeached has.

    So, he may be what the far right wants, 70% of Americans won't.
     
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    He's a 2x impeached wanna be, but isn't a cult leader like him.
     
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    Correct. Trump never shut down anything. The governors and mayors did all of that. Admittedly they were urged to do so by the political doctors in federal government but common sense should have kept them from paying attention. My common sense spoke out against shutdowns the minute they started, unlike DeSantis. I think he is great politician but still a politician. Show me a politician who admits to and apologizes for his or her mistakes and I will show you the non-existent best of the breed.
     
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    They were urged to do so by Donald Trump, and they chose to obey, and that includes DeSantis who was a loyal supporter. Now his tone has changed and he blamed Trump.

    Biden said he owned the Afghanistan mess, which is rare in indeed for any politician.
     
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    Some states were far ahead of Trumps urgings.

    Ohio started to shut things down weeks before the federal government took up the banner.
     
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    I didn't know that. That is the next best thing to not having messed it up in the first place.
     
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    DeSantis is going to be the Republican nominee in 2024. The long knives are going after him now trying to portray him as a mini-Trump. That's not gong to work, so lame it's ridiculous.
     
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    He portrays himself as such because he thinks it might bring votes.
     
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    He portrays himself as who he is. Very rare among the political class these days.
     
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    Really?

     
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    Very cute. You get that from SNL or the DNCC?
     
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    From his campaign. Such leg-humping
    sounds like a joke, but its his ad.
     
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    Liar, liar pants on fire. Five Pinocchios for you.
     
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    Your accusation is false, the ad is real.
     
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    Yes, it's real, but it's from 2018.
     
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    Yes, 2018 one and only time he campaigned.

    You thought it was SNL, because his leg-humping is so over the top, but it was a real ad. He was running 100% on being a big Trump supporter.
     
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    Check again. I never said anything about SNL. Nor do I care much about either DeSantis or Trump.
     
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    Desantis strikes back
     
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    Yes, you are correct. It was another poster.
     
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    the leaning taco

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    From 2018 is even worse. Trump wasn't such a cult leader then

    Conservatives are beyond belief. You don't see that kind of toadying as disgusting?
     

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