{"id":399600,"date":"2021-04-08T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T14:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=399600"},"modified":"2021-04-08T10:28:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T14:28:19","slug":"8-times-ron-desantis-stood-up-to-the-media-and-went-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-times-ron-desantis-stood-up-to-the-media-and-went-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Times Ron DeSantis Stood Up To The Media And Went Viral"},"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\">24<\/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%2F8-times-ron-desantis-stood-up-to-the-media-and-went-viral%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=399600&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\/2021\/04\/fb_image-885.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a rising star in the Republican Party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>DeSantis clinched the Governor\u2019s race in 2018 after a three-term stint in the United States House of Representatives. Over the past several months, the 42-year-old Harvard Law School graduate and former JAG Corps member gained national recognition after taking a hands-off approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Accordingly, DeSantis has emerged as a popular choice for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. One recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/echeloninsights.com\/in-the-news\/march-omnibus-political\/\"><span>poll<\/span><\/a> <span>\u2014<\/span><span> which did not include former President Donald Trump <\/span><span>\u2014<\/span><span> shows DeSantis leading a crowded primary field with 17% of primary voters, closely followed by former Vice President Mike Pence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the same survey, DeSantis notably emerged as the only Republican with a neutral net favorability rating among the national electorate, indicating that he could feasibly contend with the Democratic nominee in the general election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In addition to high popularity among Republicans, DeSantis is known for his matter-of-fact commentary when taking aim at his opponents <\/span><span>\u2014 from big tech firms and Joe Biden to those hounding him for enjoying a beer at a football game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here are eight times DeSantis\u2019 went viral for his actions as Governor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>COVID restrictions \u2014 \u201cWe will never do any of these lockdowns again\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>In comparison to other Democra<\/span><span>tic \u2014 an<\/span><span>d Republican <\/span><span>\u2014<\/span><span> governors, DeSantis was reluctant to use executive powers in shutting down businesses and mandating face masks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As early as August of 2020, DeSantis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/five-states-whove-had-enough-of-their-governors-emergency-powers\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a><span> that he would end the state\u2019s restrictions on private freedoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe will never do any of these lockdowns again, and I hear people say they\u2019ll shut down the country, and honestly, I cringe. The most draconian lockdown in the world has been Peru \u2014 military enforced since March. They have the highest per capita mortality in the world from COVID,\u201d he remarked at a press conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnd at best, what the lockdown will do is delay. It does not reduce the ultimate mortality \u2026 it creates a lot of other problems with mortality that a lot of people don\u2019t necessarily focus on,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Republicans were not the only ones to cheer the governor\u2019s move. Noting that the state managed to minimize both COVID-19 deaths and unemployment, many Florida Democrats quietly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/even-florida-dems-think-gov-desantis-right-about-covid-19-response-report\"><span>acknowledged<\/span><\/a><span> that DeSantis\u2019 policies were well-executed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Vaccine passports <\/b><b>\u2014 <\/b><b>\u201cTwo classes of citizens\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>In step with his COVID-19 approach, DeSantis recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/florida-gov-ron-desantis-delivers-on-promise-bans-vaccine-passports-with-executive-order\"><span>banned<\/span><\/a><span> vaccine passports throughout the state of Florida via executive order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Commenting on the measure, which bans government entities and businesses from forcing \u201cpatrons or customers to provide any documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or post-transmission recovery,\u201d DeSantis said that \u201crequiring so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports for taking part in everyday life \u2014 such as attending a sporting event, patronizing a restaurant, or going to a movie theater \u2014 would create two classes of citizens based on vaccination.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou want to go to a movie theater, should you have to show that? No. You want to go to a game, a theme park? No. So, we\u2019re not supportive of that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Legacy media <\/b><b>\u2014<\/b><b> \u201cSmear merchants\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>CBS\u2019s \u201c60 Minutes\u201d accused DeSantis of giving special treatment to Publix for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, then appeared to deceptively edit footage of the interview to remove the bulk of his refutation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>DeSantis was not pleased.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey cut out everything that showed that their narrative was a piece of horse manure and it shows you how dishonest, these are smear merchants \u2014 that\u2019s why nobody trusts corporate media. They are a disaster in what they are doing,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ron-desantis-corporate-media-are-just-smear-merchants-trafficking-in-horse-manure\"><span>explained<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cThey knew what they were doing was a lie. I knew what they were doing was a lie. Everybody here knows what they were doing is a lie. They know that we know they\u2019re lying and yet they continue to lie.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe offered them the information and they declined to interview the key people because they didn\u2019t want to let go of the narrative. Well, guess what? There are going to be consequences for that,\u201d added the governor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>DeSantis was equally enraged during the interview in question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFirst of all, what you\u2019re saying is wrong, that\u2019s a fake narrative,\u201d DeSantis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-wrecks-reporter-in-heated-presser-youre-wrong-youre-wrong-youre-wrong\"><span>told<\/span><\/a><span> \u201c60 Minutes\u201d reporter Sharyn Alfonsi. After explaining that Publix had a different mandate and received vaccine doses after retail pharmacies, DeSantis exclaimed, \u201cI just disabused you of the narrative and you don\u2019t care about the facts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Immigration surge <\/b><b>\u2014<\/b><b> \u201cIntentional,\u201d \u201cIdeological\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>DeSantis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-denounces-biden-on-immigration-policies\"><span>blasted<\/span><\/a><span> President Biden for lax immigration policies that created a surge in illegal border crossings.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Commenting on the White House\u2019s handling of the border, DeSantis suggested that though President Trump managed to control migrant inflow<\/span><span>, Biden \u201ccreated this crisis. \u2026 I think that this is intentional. I think this is ideological.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Weeks earlier, DeSantis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-all-political-desantis-slams-biden-for-allegedly-allowing-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-without-covid-test-while-considering-domestic-travel-restrictions\"><span>slammed<\/span><\/a><span> the Biden administration for allegedly failing to test migrants for COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSo, he\u2019s opening the border. He\u2019s letting illegals pour in. They\u2019re not doing any COVID tests. They\u2019re just coming into the communities,\u201d said DeSantis. \u201cWe have no idea what type of COVID or other things [they] may be carrying, but yet he wants to potentially make you take a test if you just get on an airplane and fly from one American city to the next, or he wants to prevent travel to the state of Florida?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Florida travel ban <\/b><b>\u2014<\/b><b> \u201cWe will respond very swiftly\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>In the early days of the Biden administration, the White House had allegedly considered a travel ban on the state of Florida for a reported surge in COVID-19 mutations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>DeSantis spared no time in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-desantis-warns-biden-administration-after-report-says-they-might-target-florida-we-will-respond-very-swiftly\"><span>denouncing<\/span><\/a><span> any such move from the President.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think it would be unconstitutional, it would be unwise, and it would be unjust,\u201d said DeSantis, quipping that \u201crestricting the right of Americans to travel freely throughout our country while allowing illegal aliens to pour across the southern border unmolested would be a ridiculous, but very damaging farce.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe will not back down, and if anyone tries to harm Floridians or target us, we will respond very swiftly,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>No such travel ban on Florida has since come to fruition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>National Guard in DC <\/b><b>\u2014<\/b><b> \u201cThey\u2019re not Nancy Pelosi\u2019s servants\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>After it became clear that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi intended to keep National Guard forces in Washington, D.C., indefinitely, DeSantis was among the first governors to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-desantis-orders-fl-troops-in-d-c-back-home-theyre-not-nancy-pelosis-servants\"><span>call<\/span><\/a><span> troops home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As Mary Ellen Klas <\/span><span>of the Miami Herald reported, DeSantis ordered Florida National Guard members to leave the nation\u2019s capital because \u201cthey\u2019re not Nancy Pelosi\u2019s servants.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He also flamed the Democrats\u2019 intention to keep soldiers in D.C. as a \u201chalf-cocked mission.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Social media firms <\/b><b>\u2014<\/b><b> \u201cBig tech cartel\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>DeSantis was among the first governors to fight technology companies\u2019 banning of conservatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In February, DeSantis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/these-four-states-are-fighting-big-tech-censorship\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a><span> support for a bill that would fine social media platforms up to $100,000 for censoring political candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhat began as a group of upstart technology companies from the west coast has since transformed into an industry of monopoly communications platforms that monitor, influence, and control the flow of information in our country and among our citizens,\u201d said DeSantis at a press conference. \u201cThese platforms have played an increasingly decisive role in elections and have negatively impacted Americans who dissent from orthodoxies favored by the big tech cartel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>DeSantis pulled no punches in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/you-can-whiz-on-my-leg-but-dont-tell-me-its-raining-desantis-blasts-media-big-tech-for-bias\"><span>denouncing<\/span><\/a><span> Big Tech for suppressing reports about Hunter Biden: <\/span><span>\u201cYou\u2019re trying to tell me if there was hacked information that could damage me you guys wouldn\u2019t print it? Give me a break. You can whiz on my leg, but don\u2019t tell me it\u2019s raining.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Maskless Super Bowl pictures <\/b><b>\u2014 <\/b><b>\u201cHow the hell am I supposed to drink beer?\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Leftists hounding DeSantis for not wearing a mask at the Super Bowl apparently barked up the wrong tree <\/span><span>\u2014<\/span><span> or, whizzed on the wrong leg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As DeSantis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ron-desantis-addresses-maskless-super-bowl-photo-how-the-hell-am-i-supposed-to-drink-beer\"><span>told<\/span><\/a><span> Politico\u2019s Marc C<\/span><span>aputo, \u201cSomeone said, \u2018Hey, you were at the Super Bowl without a mask\u2019\u2026 but how the hell am I going to be able to drink a beer with a mask on? Come on. I had to watch the Bucs win.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a rising star in the Republican Party.DeSantis clinched the Governor\u2019s race in 2018 after a three-term stint in the United States House of Representatives. 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