Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis responded Monday to a photo that emerged from the Super Bowl that apparently showed him in a box without a face mask despite the COVID-19 outbreak.
Marc Caputo, a political reporter for Politico covering Florida, said on Twitter that DeSantis was at an event and mentioned the photo. He posted that DeSantis ‘brought this photo on his own by saying,’ Someone said, ‘hey, you were without a mask at the Super Bowl’ … but how am I going to be able to have a beer? to drink with a mask? come? I have to watch the Bucs win. ‘
DeSantis was praised for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. He told Fox & Friends Weekend on Sunday that keeping businesses and schools open amid the coronavirus pandemic has helped uplift people.
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His critics have compared him to former President Trump and say he was cavalier in terms of the virus.
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DeSantis told Fox News that Florida “has fewer COVID deaths per capita than the national average, 25 states or higher, so the blockades do not work on their own, but they cause catastrophic damage to society.”
Fox News’ Talia Kaplan contributed to this report