'Our residents, all Florida residents, should be outraged, and they should ask the question, 'Where is our state? Where is our governor? Where is Ron DeSantis now?''
"Our residents, all Florida residents, should be outraged, and they should ask the question, 'Where is our state? Where is our governor? Where is Ron DeSantis now?'" said Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings.Local officials and public health experts are accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of abdicating his leadership responsibilities as the state faces a record-shattering spike in coronavirus cases, an increase believed to be fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant.
The governor has also actively worked to tie the hands of local officials, making it more difficult for public institutions and private businesses to spring into action in response to rising infections. As theWednesday,"A new law signed by DeSantis last month prevents businesses from having vaccine mandates unless they allow workers to opt out, bars schools and governments from having vaccine mandates, and allows parents to sue schools with masking requirements.
"Our residents, all Florida residents, should be outraged," said Demings,"and they should ask the question, 'Where is our state? Where is our governor? Where is Ron DeSantis now?'" "So here I am doing his job and mine with an update," Fried added, posting a clip of Omicron-related comments she made to reporters earlier this week.
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