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Ron DeSantis

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Ron DeSantis is an American politician currently serving as the Governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 2019. DeSantis previously served as a U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2018. His tenure as governor has been marked by a focus on conservative policies, including education reform, environmental issues, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis has gained national attention for his stances on various issues, including his support for the Trump Presidential Library in Miami and his administration's initiatives on wildlife management.

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Aug 11, 2021

We’re not doing that in Florida, OK.

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Aug 11, 2021

I trust them to know their circumstances better than government.

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Aug 11, 2021

We believe this is a decision for the parent to make. What we found, fortunately, is there`s actually was higher infection rates when you`re just in the community versus whether when you`re in the classroom, particularly for the younger…

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Aug 10, 2021

Obviously media does hysteria. Joe Biden has taken to himself to try to single out Florida over COVID.

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Aug 10, 2021

I don`t want to hear a bleep about COVID from you.

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Aug 10, 2021

If the federal government plans to step in, and overrule parents, I would fight back vociferously against that.

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Aug 10, 2021

Joe Biden all believes that vaccination should be mandated by force of government and that you should have to show vaccination status to be able to participate in society.

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Aug 10, 2021

There will be no lockdowns. Got to think the president for his support of Florida. The question is, we can either have a free society or we can have a biomedical security state.

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Aug 9, 2021

Florida's Ron DeSantis says he'll try to withhold salaries of school superintendents, who order mask bans.

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Aug 9, 2021

If you believe in the masking during the school, you`re free to do it. No one is saying you can`t do it. But if you`re somebody that is concerned about that that thinks that that may not be the right thing for your child, then I think you…

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Aug 6, 2021

I`m the governor who protects parents in their ability to make the right choices for their kids` education. I`m the governor who protects the jobs and education and businesses in Florida.

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Aug 6, 2021

Parents choice in Florida, and government can override the parents. And so, we believe the parents are the ones that have the choice.

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Aug 6, 2021

You have some politicians that say I am going to eliminate the virus. I will defeat it. Unfortunately, government can`t just end it. So, we knew this is something that`s going to -- that you`re going to have to live with.

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Aug 4, 2021

We can either have a free society or we can have a biomedical security state. If you`re coming after the rights of parents in Florida, I`m standing in your way. I`m not going to let you get away with it. Joe Biden has taken to himself to…

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Aug 4, 2021

Friend, Joe Biden wants me to get out of the way because I refuse to yield power to federal govern and strip Floridians of their liberties. Until Joe Biden gets the border secured and under control, I don`t want to hear a blip about COVID…

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Aug 4, 2021

Joe Biden is taken to himself to try to single out Florida over COVID. And what is his big solution? What is he so upset about Florida? His solution is he wants to have the government, force kindergarteners to wear masks in school. He…

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Aug 4, 2021

Joe Biden has taken it on himself to single out Florida over COVID. This is a guy who ran for president saying he was going to, quote, shut down the virus. What has he done? He`s imported more virus from around the world by having a wide…

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Aug 3, 2021

Joe Biden has taken to himself to try to single out Florida over COVID. Why don’t you do your job? Why don’t you get this border secure and until you do that, I don’t want to hear a blip about COVID from you. Thank you.

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Aug 3, 2021

If you`re trying to restrict people, I`m standing in your way and I`m standing for the people of Florida.

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Aug 3, 2021

If you`re trying to restrict people, impose mandates, if you are trying to lock people down, I am standing in your way and I`m standing for the people of Florida.

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Aug 3, 2021

If you’re trying to restrict people, I’m standing in your way and I’m standing for the people of Florida.

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Aug 3, 2021

The best defenses we have are the combination of the natural immunity that`s been built up and our seniors` first vaccination efforts.

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Jul 29, 2021

I have young kids were my wife and I are not going to do the mask with the kids. We never have. I want to see my kids smiling. I want them having fun.

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Jul 29, 2021

There will be no lockdown, school closures, restrictions, or mandates in his state.

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Jul 29, 2021

I`ll be signing an executive order which directs the Florida Department of Education and Department of Health to issue emergency rules protecting the rights of parents to make this decision about wearing masks for their children.

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