May 23, 2023
Recently, Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with me for a one-hour interview. I started by praising him for keeping Florida largely open during Covid. "I just had to make the decision as a leader," says DeSantis. "Are you gonna worry about the daily news cycle? Worry about your personal popularity? ... I did not know how it was going to work out politically. I was going to do what I thought was right." Advertisement - story continues below That worked well for Floridians. "If you look at excess mortality, we were the lowest in the Sunbelt and (had) lower excess mortality than California and New York." TRENDING: Forced adoption survivors demand apology from government In addition, since the pandemic started, Florida gained more than 500,000 jobs. My state, New York, lost more than 200,000. Florida opened schools quickly. As a result, kids suffered less learning loss. Good for DeSantis. DeSantis also banne