Critics Attack Florida Governor Silence as COVID Ravages State

 

We ran the numbers: There are 1147 news articles covering this topic. 31% (357) are left leaning, 42% (477) are center, and 27% (313) are right leaning.

Critics attack Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after his state broke its daily record for new COVID-19 cases three times in a week. While left-leaning articles highlight that DeSantis, a Republican and outspoken opponent of vaccine and mask mandates, last held a Covid press briefing on Dec. 17, right-leaning articles highlight that U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was seen, maskless and drink in hand, as she dined outside in Miami Beach, Florida.

 A left-leaning article by NBC News highlights that DeSantis, a Republican and outspoken opponent of vaccine and mask mandates, last held a Covid press briefing on Dec. 17. Covid cases have reached new highs in Florida since then.

Newsweek published a centrist article reporting that the state recorded 46,923 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The total number of cases in Florida throughout the entire pandemic has now surpassed 4 million.

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was seen, maskless and drink in hand, as she dined outside in Miami Beach, Florida. Ocasio-Cortez’s pre-holiday trip came as New York City was dealing with a record number of first responders calling out sick.



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