{"id":1178122,"date":"2022-01-01T16:34:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T21:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1178122"},"modified":"2022-01-01T16:34:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T21:34:30","slug":"ron-desantis-challenger-nikki-fried-criticizes-governors-silence-while-he-attends-wifes-cancer-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-challenger-nikki-fried-criticizes-governors-silence-while-he-attends-wifes-cancer-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis Challenger Nikki Fried Criticizes Governor&#039;s &#039;Silence&#039; While He Attends Wife&#039;s Cancer Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-desantis-challenger-nikki-fried-criticizes-governors-silence-while-he-attends-wifes-cancer-treatments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1178122&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ron-Casey-DeSantis-ap-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s (R) potential Democrat gubernatorial challenger Nikki Fried (D), who currently serves as the state\u2019s Agricultural Commissioner, came under fire this week after accusing the governor of going into silence as coronavirus cases increase. However, according to his press secretary, the governor has used this time to be with his wife Casey DeSantis while she undergoes treatments for breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p>For days, Fried has attempted to weaponize the rise in coronavirus cases \u2014 blue D.C. and New York lead the country in the daily average of coronavirus cases per capita \u2014 as a knock against the governor, who has championed personal liberty and stood against government intrusion in the state throughout the pandemic:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Somebody tell Ron. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x6CJsvXKaB\">https:\/\/t.co\/x6CJsvXKaB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1476988048168693769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hours later, Fried added, \u201cAs governor, I\u2019ll show up,\u201d implying that DeSantis is dropping the ball in the midst of a surge:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As governor, I\u2019ll show up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1477072352991232001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/31\/aoc-relaxing-in-miami-beach-as-omicron-surges-in-new-york\/\">vacationing<\/a> in Florida, offered a similar critique:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hasn\u2019t Gov. DeSantis been inexplicably missing for like 2 weeks?<\/p>\n<p>If he\u2019s around, I would be happy to say hello. His social media team seems to have been posting old photos for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, perhaps I could help with local organizing. Folks are quite receptive here \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LmmqT8eLDh\">https:\/\/t.co\/LmmqT8eLDh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1476999212369948673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, DeSantis press secretary Christina Pushaw shot back on social media, revealing that the governor has been attending his wife\u2019s cancer treatments. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in October, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/05\/leftists-casey-desantis-cancer-karma\/\">prompting<\/a> celebration from some leftists at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">But if someone you love gets cancer, you wouldn&#8217;t show up to their treatments? Wow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1477150768503341057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others sharply criticized the Democrat, whom DeSantis has branded a \u201clockdown lobbyist,\u201d for her cold critique:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Attacking a guy for going to his wife&#8217;s cancer treatments to own the cons<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1477092931177693192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This trash lowlife knows DeSantis was with his wife at her cancer treatment. <\/p>\n<p>Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFriedFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NikkiFriedFL<\/a>, remember when you showed up at Ft. Lauderdale PD and abused your office to cover the domestic between you and your now fianc\u00e9? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yhX5kIrSHQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/yhX5kIrSHQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John \u2013 Naturally Immune \u2013 Cardillo (@johncardillo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johncardillo\/status\/1477091668407070721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Referring to being there for your spouse during her cancer treatment as \u201cgiving up\u201d is the kind of cheap shot that makes the vote a referendum on you, not your opponent. Good luck Nikki.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Travis Wester (@westerspace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/westerspace\/status\/1477093397286424577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you \u2014 and I\u2019m sorry to hear that you aren\u2019t able to go with your wife to her visits. Will keep you both in my prayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1477130087371735042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fried, who has inexplicably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2021\/12\/03\/nikki-fried-desantis-is-a-dictator-who-wants-to-employ-unvaccinated-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">categorized<\/a> DeSantis as a \u201cdictator,\u201d trails DeSantis by double digits in a hypothetical matchups, polls in November <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/06\/ron-desantis-leads-potential-challengers-double-digits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s (R) potential Democrat gubernatorial challenger Nikki Fried (D), who currently serves as the state\u2019s Agricultural Commissioner, came under fire this week after accusing the governor of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1178122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1178122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1178122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1178122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1178122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}