DeSantis says he disagreed with Trump’s decision to shut down economy at start of pandemic
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.
DeSantis worked closely with the Trump administration to determine a response to COVID-19 but was allegedly caught off-guard by the White House’s decision to shut down the economy.
“I never thought in February, early March, that [the coronavirus] would lead to locking down the country,” said DeSantis on the podcast.
He added that he had not realized a large-scale lockdown “was on the radar.”
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rump recently shared criticism widely believed to be referring to DeSantis when he called politicians who decline to confirm if they have received a COVID-19 booster shot “gutless.” DeSantis avoided questions about his vaccination status in an interview a month earlier.
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DeSantis says he regrets not speaking “much louder” against Trump's decision to shut down economy at start of pandemic https://t.co/mcTuchvszf pic.twitter.com/WCZWZF4Ckb
— The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2022
“Words can’t express how depressing it is that Trump being vocally pro-vaccine might become the most significant liability for him in a GOP primary but DeSantis rightly sees weakness there and is looking to fill that political space.” @allahpundit https://t.co/3OuEwRLNd4
— Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) January 15, 2022
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