DeSantis: 3 Years Later, Biden Still Pushing ‘Failed’ Fed COVID Policies
On March 16, 2020, President Donald Trump and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) issued “15 Days to Slow the Spread” of COVID-19, guidance that “advised” individuals and businesses to adopt social distancing measures such as working from home and closing many retailers and restaurants.
Citing that guidance from the CDC, many states and local governments that had not already imposed pandemic restrictions on businesses, schools, and public gatherings did so.
Among those states was Florida where, the next day, St. Patrick’s Day—a huge day for restaurants and bars—Gov. Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-68, suspending all sale of alcoholic beverages for 30 days, along with a host of other restrictions on restaurants, “non-essential” retailers, and gatherings of 10 or more people in public spaces, such as a beach….