Three years after President Donald Trump announced a set of CDC guidelines on 15 days to “slow the spread” of COVID-19, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on March 16 that government officials are “still clinging” to failed policies that were enacted during the pandemic.
During a press conference in Winter Haven, Florida, that he titled “3 Years to Slow the Spread,” DeSantis told reporters that multiple problems that currently exist are a result of how the federal government and many state governments responded to the pandemic.
The issues DeSantis discussed included inflation, companies struggling to find and retain employees, supply chain challenges, mental health impacts, and business closures, among others….