DeSantis Touts ‘Free State’ of Florida, Dems Rebut

Grant Holcomb, The Star News Network

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) gave his State of the State speech and touted Florida as one

of the freest states in the country. “Florida has become the escape hatch for those chafing under authoritarian, arbitrary and seemingly never-ending mandates and restrictions,” DeSantis said. Governor DeSantis highlighted Florida’s starkly different COVID response than much of the country saying “we were right” and “they were wrong.”