{"id":392648,"date":"2021-04-06T13:28:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=392648"},"modified":"2021-04-06T13:28:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:28:42","slug":"fla-officials-say-60-minutes-spinning-false-narrative-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-officials-say-60-minutes-spinning-false-narrative-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Fla. officials say \u201c60 Minutes\u201d spinning false narrative program"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ffla-officials-say-60-minutes-spinning-false-narrative-program%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=392648&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_2393756\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a news conference Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Manatee County Emergency Management office in Palmetto, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O\u2019Meara)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:27 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, April 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Conservatives are holding CBS accountable after airing a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d segment accusing Florida\u2019s governor of engaging in a pay-to-play scheme involving its vaccine distribution program. Gov. Ron DeSantis fired back by accusing the program of manufacturing a scandal out of thin air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c60 Minutes\u201d aired an episode over the weekend taking aim at Florida\u2019s coronavirus vaccine rollout. Specifically, it accused Florida\u2019s distribution system of favoring wealthier communities like Palm Beach County.<\/p>\n<p>The show also focused on a $100,000 donation allegedly given to the governor\u2019s super PAC in December by supermarket chain Publix. Florida partnered directly with the chain by giving it, along with some some other pharmacies, exclusive access to the state\u2019s supply of coronavirus vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c60 Minutes\u201d claimed that donation amounted to a pay-to-play scheme. During a press conference shown in the episode, reporter Sharyn Alfonsi attempted to push DeSantis to admit to the alleged scheme. This resulted in a tense back-and-forth.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller pointed out on Twitter that the exchange was deceptively edited, cherry-picking parts of DeSantis response and leaving out key parts of his answer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: CBS and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/60Minutes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@60Minutes<\/a> excluded context from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in which he explains the steps his government took to make the decision to partner with Publix on vaccine distribution.<\/p>\n<p>The 60 Minutes version is first, followed by the full answer from DeSantis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2KRQKPLOe7\">pic.twitter.com\/2KRQKPLOe7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1379095491233910785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other Florida officials were quick to come to the governor\u2019s defense, including the head of the Florida division of Emergency Management Jared Moskowitz. He noted, Publix was recommended by his team and Florida\u2019s Health Department as the other pharmacies were not ready to start. Moskowitz went on to call the accusation \u201cabsolute malarkey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Publix also denied the narrative in a statement posted to Twitter. The company said the irresponsible suggestion that there was a connection between campaign contributions made to Gov. DeSantis and its willingness to join other pharmacies in support of the state\u2019s vaccine distribution effort is absolutely false as well as offensive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OAvAOoHwFz\">pic.twitter.com\/OAvAOoHwFz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Publix (@Publix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Publix\/status\/1379045489707003906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/state-dept-holds-iran-talks-in-vienna-to-restore-failed-2015-deal\/\"> State Dept. holds Iran talks in Vienna to restore failed 2015 deal<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a news conference Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Manatee County Emergency Management office in Palmetto, Fla. 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