Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Jan. 31 responded for the first time since former President Donald Trump criticized his fellow Republican for how he handled the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
DeSantis, speaking at an unrelated press briefing after being asked about the criticism, said that he faces attacks as soon as he wakes up each morning.
“If you look at the good thing about it, though, is like if you take a crisis situation like COVID, the good thing about it is you’re an elected executive, you have to make all kinds of decisions. You got to steer that ship,” DeSantis said….