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Ron DeSantis: “When I said schools needed to be open during COVID way back…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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And you know what? Nine times out of 10, we win on appeal. I mean, think about some of the major things that have happened since I've been governor. You know, When I said schools needed to be open during COVID way back in the summer 2020, we lost in the trial court. They ruled for the teacher union, and then we won on appeal. The congressional map in 22, I vetoed the legislature's map. We got another one. They sued. We lost in the trial court. We won on appeal. (30:52–31:05)

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Asserts that the decision to open schools during COVID was initially lost in trial court but won on appeal.

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