As he likely prepares for a presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already had a grueling history with the legacy media, which will likely amp up as 2024 draws closer.
from the IG's office investigating the case. A year later, the IG report determined that data manipulation did not occur. Jones later ran for Congress in Florida's first district and was crushed by GOP incumbent Rep. Matt Gaetz. ran a stunning report
At a press conference, Alfonsi confronted DeSantis about a $100,000 contribution to his campaign from Publix. However, critics accused CBS News of deceptively editing their exchange, leaving out the governor's explanation that CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens already had the vaccine as part of the state's efforts to vaccinate long-term care residents and that Publix was the"first one to raise their hand" when seeking which retailers were ready to distribute the vaccine.
But that didn't stop the Herald's headline from being widely shared among DeSantis' critics, including an army of MSNBC stars and staffers. "Pardon me, but holy s---," MSNBC producer Adam Weinstein similarly tweeted. However, despite how common it is for states to create their own civilian military force, news outlets suggested DeSantis is tapping into authoritarian impulses.
CNN's story quickly went viral and was shared by MSNBC's Joy Reid, who tweeted"So… y’all know this is fascisty bananas, right…?" Her colleague Amandi similarly wrote"What wannabe totalitarian, fascist, authoritarian dictators do." The bill, officially named Parental Rights in Education, states in part,"Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."
Salon previously published a story in June 2021 with the headline,"DeSantis signs bill requiring Florida students, professors to register political views with state." The headline was changed to"DeSantis signs bill requiring survey of Florida students, professors on their political views." Headlines piled on the governor like Orlando Weekly's"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gets clowned for white boots photo op after Hurricane Ian" and International Business Times'"Ron DeSantis' White Boots At Hurricane Ian Disaster Zone Mocked For 'Fashion Felony.
The most prominent Florida newspapers all endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist in hopes of ousting DeSantis. South Florida's Sun Sentinel offered its support for Crist back in July ahead of the state's primaries, writing"The highest priority for Florida Democrats in 2022 must be to end the political career of Ron DeSantis, and Charlie Crist can do it."
NBC News' Andrea Mitchell perpetuated the falsehood during an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris asking her,"What does Governor Ron DeSantis not know about Black history and the Black experience when he says that slavery and the aftermath of slavery should not be taught to Florida schoolchildren?" "You're literally talking about erasing history" during an on-air discussion about the dustup.
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