But, you know, honestly, given his track record, I wear that criticism as a badge of honor. Because he wanted to shut down society. He wanted to lock kids out of school. He wanted people's businesses to collapse. He [Dr. Fauci] wanted to even imprison people potentially if they violated the edicts that he has. And I'm proud of a lot of things we've been able to do, but standing up to him and all the hysteria at the time and saying, no, not on our watch, you know, we're going to be the free state of Florida. (01:42–02:30)
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