{"id":1306641,"date":"2022-02-17T13:24:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T18:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1306641"},"modified":"2022-02-17T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T18:25:07","slug":"gov-desantis-americans-are-flocking-to-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-americans-are-flocking-to-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. DeSantis: Americans are flocking to freedom"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fgov-desantis-americans-are-flocking-to-freedom%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=1306641&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 id=\"attachment_2478631\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2478631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the American Legislative Exchange Council Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo\/Rick Bowmer)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:42 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, February 17, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>The Sunshine State is reporting better gains than it did before the COVID-19 pandemic. During a press briefing Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis touted his state garnered $36.2 billion in revenue for the 2021 fiscal year, beating out auditor expectations.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis stressed this is largely due to the nearly 120 million Americans who flocked to the state, adding this is the highest number every recorded in Florida. He claims Americans gravitated towards Florida because of its lax pandemic response and a desire to avoid the hassle of traveling internationally.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cBut then if you\u2019re looking to travel domestically, who wants to travel someplace where you want to go get a hamburger and you have to show your medical papers or they force you to wear masks?\u201d asked the governor. \u201cOr they force you to do all these things. And so, in Florida we don\u2019t do that. It\u2019s a free state. \u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Florida Republican went on to say domestic travel to his state was higher than travel to New York. He also proudly pointed out many of the visitors to the Sunshine State were Democrat leaders who decried Florida for it\u2019s non-draconian response to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou have governors that have locked down their states, imposed mandates, imposed restrictions,\u201d explained DeSantis. \u201cYou have big city mayors that have imposed lockdown policies. You have people on TV, news networks, that advocate for restrictions and lockdowns. And almost all of the have been criticizing Florida for a year and a half, and yet many of them are part of our visitation figures.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The governor also said the influx in travel didn\u2019t just come from Americans. He claimed at least three-times as many Canadians came to Florida than ever before over the past couple of years. This comes as Canadian officials have imposed restrictive COVID lockdowns as well as face mask and vaccine mandates that have sparked international outrage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Governor DeSantis announces Florida had 30.9 million visitors from October to December, the second consecutive quarter where visitation has topped pre-pandemic levels. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fPkB78roLp\">https:\/\/t.co\/fPkB78roLp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1493681333737979906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, he lambasted officials who are holding on to nationwide mask mandates, especially on young children. In the meantime, DeSantis welcomed any and all travelers to his state. He said they can expect sunshine, great hospitality and freedom.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/devin-nunes-id-be-shocked-if-there-arent-more-indictments-from-durham-probe\/\">Devin Nunes: I\u2019d Be \u2018Shocked\u2019 If There Aren\u2019t More Indictments From Durham Probe<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the American Legislative Exchange Council Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Salt Lake City. 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