Related: FL Gov. straight-washes Pulse massacre by omitting any mention of LGBTQ people in proclamationLeading this charge is its Republican Governor, Ron DeSantis.
Yesterday, footage emerged of him scolding a bunch of students for wearing masks. The youngsters were lined up behind him at a press conference at the University of South Florida.
On seeing the kids were wearing masks, a testy DeSantis made it clear that they could take them off.‘This is ridiculous’: @GovRonDeSantis scolds students for wearing face masks during his @USouthFlorida visit https://t.co/v9XLjueCYi pic.twitter.com/TFeC6t6wL9— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) March 2, 2022“You do not have to wear those masks.
I mean, please take them off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything and we need to stop with this Covid theater.“So if you want to wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous.”Some of the students then took off their masks, while others kept them on.