DeSantis hit back at critics with a video that intended to highlight politicians’ hypocrisy with mask-wearing and call for an end to «COVID theater.»
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis embraced his controversial comments to a group of high school students, putting out a video on Thursday calling for the end to «COVID theater.» On Thursday morning, DeSantis posted a video on Twitter that began with his remarks and included the criticism he received. Then, the video turned to several instances of politicians not wearing masks, including President Joe Biden ‘s State of the Union speech, in an effort to highlight the hypocrisy of the criticism he received. «The political science show cannot go on,» DeSantis posted on Twitter. «It’s curtain call for COVID theater.» Criticism has done little to sway DeSantis’ position, especially when it comes to COVID-19. One of the most criticized governors during the pandemic, DeSantis bucked calls to institute mask and vaccine mandates, going as far as to ban vaccine requirements from the state of Florida and restrict schools from forcing students to wear a mask. Before starting Wednesday’s press conference, DeSantis told several Middleton High School students to take off their masks because they aren’t effective and it’s time to «stop with this COVID theater.
