Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis hit the highway Tuesday night in his response to CNN host Brianna Keilar, who called him a “donkey” because she scolded a reporter from the same network after she allegedly blamed him for the distribution of coronavirus vaccines at local hospitals. .
“You know what, I’m not looking for media validation,” DeSantis told “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “What I’m looking for is to support the citizens of my state, and I can not tell you, since this pandemic has carried on, the number of times someone has come to me with tears in their eyes and said, ‘If it was not for you my child would not be in school and I would not do my job. ‘
“That’s why I work,” he added.
Keilar’s attack on the governor was led by a disciplinary exchange between DeSantis and CNN reporter Rosa Flores during a press conference on Monday after Flores shouted: ‘Governor, what went wrong with the deployment of the vaccine we saw that phone lines have crashed, crashing websites? “
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DeSantis replied that there was ‘a lot of question’ as Flores continued to talk about him.
“Excuse me, excuse me, you just said, ‘What went wrong?’ so I answer the question, “DeSantis intervened.
“If only I could answer the question,” Flores began.
“So you’re going to give a speech or are you going to ask a question?” DeSantis fired back. “You asked a question and I’m going to answer it.”
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Flores then accused DeSantis of not having a plan to ensure seniors do not have to wait in long lines for the vaccine.
DeSantis criticized the CNN reporter for not investigating the issues in her question. He said that the coronavirus vaccine is being distributed among hospitals and that the hospitals are deciding how to administer it.
DeSantis told Carlson on Tuesday that he was using the media check as a ‘badge of honor’, calling it an indication of his state’s success in reopening schools and businesses safely while maintaining a low COVID-19 death rate across the country. maintain.
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“I think it’s clear that some of these networks obviously have agendas,” he said. “They’re not trying to report more facts. It’s about twisting narratives that they can get ratings for, and that’s just the reality of the situation, so it does not affect me.”
The governor undertook to “keep our attention on the ball and work as hard as possible to deliver results.”
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Carlson said he believes the left-wing media has shown renewed interest in the governor because ‘they think you’re going to be the Republican candidate. That’s why they’re attacking you, ‘he said.
DeSantis did not directly address Carlson’s comments, but confirmed that he “will be the gubernatorial nominee here in Florida in 2022”, adding that he “looks[s] forward to run that race. ‘
Brian Flood of Fox News contributed to this report.