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Ron DeSantis: “We actually had. If you look at excess mortality, we were…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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I don't have to wear a mask all the time. And there were no more deaths. There were fewer deaths. Yeah. So We actually had. If you look at excess mortality, we were the lowest in the Sun Belt, and we were lower excess mortality than California and New York. And, you know, the thing about excess mortality is, yes, it includes COVID deaths, but the lockdowns caused other deaths, too. (03:05–03:14)

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Asserts that Florida had the lowest excess mortality in the Sun Belt and lower than California and New York.

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