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Ron DeSantis: “During COVID I was getting heat from having restaurants…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Speaks at Palm Beach Atlantic University

Published | Video Starts at 44:11

I'm like, man, this is good. Then they bring in these stone crab tacos. They do all this. So what we. And the reason why we do it is During COVID I was getting heat from having restaurants open. A lot of these people were thanking me, and I was like, you know what? I need to show solidarity with them. (44:11–44:15)

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Asserts that Ron DeSantis faced criticism for keeping restaurants open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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