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Ron DeSantis: “Universal Studios opened in June. SeaWorld in June. Disney…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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8/24/2020 Governor Ron DeSantis Makes a Major Announcement in Miami

Published | Video Starts at 13:36

And I'd also just finally point out before I introduce Mayor Jimenez, and I know South Florida has had a little bit different course on this in terms of, you know, how things have functioned, but we in Florida have had things open. Universal Studios opened in June. SeaWorld in June. Disney reopened about three days after the peak in infections. July 5th. Our ED peak was 77. You figure the infection is probably July 1st. So they open right as the peak had already happened. (13:36–13:47)

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Asserts that Universal Studios and SeaWorld reopened in June, and Disney reopened shortly after Florida's COVID-19 infection peak.

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