{"id":1447567,"date":"2022-04-20T11:36:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T15:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447567"},"modified":"2022-04-20T11:36:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T15:36:29","slug":"democrats-turn-on-desantis-challenger-for-daring-to-celebrate-mask-free-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-turn-on-desantis-challenger-for-daring-to-celebrate-mask-free-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Turn On DeSantis Challenger For Daring To Celebrate Mask-Free Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fdemocrats-turn-on-desantis-challenger-for-daring-to-celebrate-mask-free-flight%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=1447567&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:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1234076157.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democrats quickly turned on one of their own \u2014 Florida gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried \u2014 when she dared to celebrate her first mask-free flight.<\/p>\n<p>Fried shared a photo of herself smiling, maskless, onboard her first flight since the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-federal-judge-in-florida-voids-bidens-national-mask-mandate-at-airports-planes-public-transit\/\">mask mandate for all domestic air travel<\/a> was overturned just one day before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeace out to the TSA mask mandate, but also peace and respect to others, whether wearing a mask or not,\u201d she captioned the photo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Peace out to the TSA mask mandate, but also peace and respect to others, whether wearing a mask or not. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rqT9xPRsq6\">pic.twitter.com\/rqT9xPRsq6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1516578862410485775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fried was not alone in her desire to celebrate, either. Within hours of the mandate being lifted, dozens of videos from airports and even planes \u2014 where in some cases, the end of the mask mandate was announced mid-flight \u2014 showing passengers and airline employees alike cheering and applauding the news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When you\u2019re actually on a flight &#038; they tell you the federal mask mandate is lifted for travelers. Lots of cheering from passengers on board. Then flight crew started playing this on the speakers \ud83d\udd0a\ud83d\udd0a\ud83d\udd0a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/masks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#masks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nomasks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nomasks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thisjustin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thisjustin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breakingnews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#breakingnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3okmVtl69g\">pic.twitter.com\/3okmVtl69g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erica Stapleton (@EricaReportsAll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricaReportsAll\/status\/1516204483402948611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Potential opponent Ron DeSantis was quick to celebrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-biden-admin-to-appeal-court-decision-that-ruled-mask-mandate-on-airplanes-was-unlawful\/\">mandate\u2019s end<\/a> as well, saying, \u201cFinally we have judicial relief for that unscientific mask mandate on airplanes. They\u2019ve treated these flight attendants horribly for so long, the passengers horribly. [\u2026] Our view is very simple: zero mandates of any kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a>: &#8220;Finally we have judicial relief for that unscientific mask mandate on airplanes. They&#8217;ve treated these flight attendants horribly for so long, the passengers horribly. [\u2026] Our view is very simple: zero mandates of any kind.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eWjx0Fdawm\">https:\/\/t.co\/eWjx0Fdawm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U9gQFfjqlG\">pic.twitter.com\/U9gQFfjqlG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\/status\/1516778964970209283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Fried still must best former Republican Charlie Crist \u2014 who earned the endorsement of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi \u2014 in the Democratic primary before she can face DeSantis. And a number of Democrats made it clear that, after seeing her post about flying mask-free, they will be voting another way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, it was the CDC not the TSA. Seems a candidate for governor should know this. Me, I\u2019ll be voting for the candidate endorsed by the smart, savvy Speaker Pelosi,\u00a0@CharlieCrist. He\u2019s already proven he knows how to govern,\u201d @teacher97 tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey, it was the CDC not the TSA. Seems a candidate for governor should know this. Me, I&#8217;ll be voting for the candidate endorsed by the smart, savvy Speaker Pelosi, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlieCrist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CharlieCrist<\/a>. He&#8217;s already proven he knows how to govern.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thee#ImWithNancy \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc89\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b (@ateacher97) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ateacher97\/status\/1516785046480461828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Health care advocate Kendall Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kendallybrown\/status\/1516772687053524993\">added<\/a>, \u201cHey Nikki, quick question: How is this you showing \u201cpeace and love\u201d to the disabled and immunocompromised Floridians you\u2019re asking to vote for you? You know, the people who can no longer even CONSIDER traveling by air (even when necessary) because of the mask mandate repeal?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m also going to ask for a refund of my donation to your campaign. Peace out,\u201d hospital employee Alexandra Halaby <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iskandrah\/status\/1516714670526246915\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist\u00a0Sarah Szczypinski asked, \u201cDo you have a child under 5? An ill family member? What about the rest of the people on that flight? A mask is such a small thing to protect the vulnerable, especially if you\u2019re serious about leadership. This isn\u2019t the flex you think it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fried later responded, saying that she planned to read all the responses and went on to tout the success of the vaccines and a return to normalcy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ll read all your takes, but the mandates are dropped, vaccines are working, things are getting back to normal, and it&#8217;s okay for a Democrat to say it \u2014 because we made it possible.<\/p>\n<p>I love y&#8217;all. \ud83d\udc9c<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1516598079872458755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll read all your takes, but the mandates are dropped, vaccines are working, things are getting back to normal, and it\u2019s okay for a Democrat to say it \u2014 because we made it possible. I love y\u2019all,\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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