There was supposed to have been a conference call including Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden, Dr. Fauci, acting CDC Director Rochelle Walensk, plus some other federal health authorities. They were threatening to prohibit domestic travel to and from Florida. They argued whether the federal government had authority to “restrict movement” of the people
I cant say if the rest of this is true, but I hope it is
Biden said he might have to prohibit vehicle and air traffic ...
Florida, Dr. Fauci said, FLA was the epicenter of Covid-19 mutations .... Walensky argued ... any attempt by DeSantis to resist a federally mandated travel ban would be immoral, selfish, and possibly illegal. Biden echoed her words, and he berated DeSantis for having left Florida’s economy open during “the dark days of Covid.” Moreover, Biden claimed he had unilateral and constitutional authority to protect the nation’s health from “rogue politicians” acting in contravention of established health guidelines.
DeSantis’s initial reply was brief and blunt: “I will not comply,” citing the CDC’s own statistics showing a nationwide decline in active Covid-19 cases. Florida had arrested the spread .... and he accused Biden of targeting Republican states that supported Donald Trump.
“Florida absolutely will not comply,” DeSantis repeated. “Instituting a travel ban or restriction of movement would be a gross example of federal overreach with no grounding in law or science. We have Covid-19 in check, and you’re trying to exert unlawful authority over our state and its people,” he chided Biden.
Biden then tacitly threatened to withhold federal funding and to deny Florida access to Covid-19 vaccinations. “C’mon, man, Florida needs our help, and you need vaccines, which are hard to come by, isn’t that right, Dr. Fauci,” Biden said.
Fauci: “Governor, do you want to be responsible for reinfecting the nation? Truth is, we don’t even know how effective current vaccines are against the UK strain.”
DeSantis told Dr. Fauci he trusted his own state health authorities over financially incentivized federal officials. “How much do you stand to earn from these vaccines, Dr. Fauci? And, Joe, if you continue with this course of action, I will authorize the state National Guard to protect the movement of Floridians,” DeSantis said.
“Address me as Mr. President or President Biden,” Biden said.
“I will not, and you can go f**k yourself,” DeSantis said before hanging up.
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