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DeSantis Hits Back at Biden, Says Virus Coming Through ‘Wide Open’ Southern Border

The Epoch Times by The Epoch Times
August 5, 2021
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DeSantis Hits Back at Biden, Says Virus Coming Through ‘Wide Open’ Southern Border

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 13: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes part in a roundtable discussion about the uprising in Cuba at the American Museum of the Cuba Diaspora on July 13, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Thousands of people took to the streets in Cuba on Sunday to protest against the government. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Florida’s governor on Wednesday hit back at targeted messaging from the White House, telling President Joe Biden, “I’m standing in your way.”

Biden and officials in his administration have repeatedly singled out Florida recently, noting that COVID-19 cases there account for a portion of the new cases across the country.

“The escalation of cases is particularly concentrated in states with low vaccination rates. Just two states, Florida and Texas, account for one third of all new COVID-19 cases in the entire country. Just two states,” Biden said in a press conference on Tuesday.

“Look, we need leadership from everyone. And if some governors aren’t willing to do the right thing to beat this pandemic, then they should allow businesses and universities who want to do the right thing to be able to do it,” he added. “I say to these governors, ‘Please, help.’ But if you aren’t going to help, at least get out of the way of the people who are trying to do the right thing.”

Governors in some states, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, have issued orders prohibiting vaccine passports, or the requiring of proof of vaccination, as well as mask mandates.

Asked about Biden’s comments, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that “there are leaders who are not stepping up and are getting in the way of the American people—companies and others—who are trying to save lives and stop the spread of Delta,” a variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.

DeSantis responded at a briefing in Florida, noting that while campaigning Biden vowed to “shut down the virus.”

“And what has he done? He’s imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border. You have hundreds of thousands of people pouring across every month,” the Republican said.

The number of illegal border crossings has increased every month since Biden took office, hitting a 20-year high in July, according to preliminary numbers. Officials in border cities have said COVID-19-positive illegal immigrants are being released by federal officials.

DeSantis also accused the Biden administration of ignoring science that indicates people who recover from COVID-19 enjoy strong immunity against reinfection.

“He rejects science, because he denies the fact that people that recover from COVID have long-lasting immunity,” DeSantis said.

Federal health agencies acknowledge the science behind post-recovery immunity but say people who recover should still get a COVID-19 vaccine, alleging that doing so provides additional protection.

DeSantis has received criticism from state officials as well, including Nikki Fried, the Florida agriculture commissioner. They allege he’s not doing enough to prevent spread of the virus, as hospitalizations and cases jump.

DeSantis has said the virus is seasonal and he expects the metrics to drop soon, while noting that deaths have remained low. On Wednesday, he said people can make their own decisions about what precautions to take.

“I think the question is, we can either have a free society or we can have a biomedical security state, and I can tell you, Florida, we’re a free state,” he said, contrasting the lack of statewide measures with New York City, where officials this week announced vaccine passports will be required to enter some businesses.

“Joe Biden suggests that if you don’t do lockdown policies, then you should ‘get out of the way.’ But let me tell you this, 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,” DeSantis said.

“If you’re trying to ruin their jobs and their livelihoods and their small businesses, if you are trying to lock people down, I am standing in your way, and I’m standing for the people of Florida. So 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,” he added.

This article was originally published by the Epoch Times. Read the original article.

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