Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for 'really doing a good job'

Ron DeSantis heaped praise on Fauci in 2020: report

CNN has unearthed a 2020 statement from Ron DeSantis about Dr. Anthony Fauci, and to say it sounds nothing like the rhetoric the Florida governor is now using to describe America’s top infectious disease expert would be an understatement.DeSantis, among the most recent entries in the 2024 Republican race, last week assailed Donald Trump over the role Fauci played in the former president’s COVID-19 response. "When he turned the country over to Fa…

Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for ‘really doing a good job’

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising the chief public health official at the same time in previously unreported quotes, saying Fauci was “really, really good and really, really helpful” and “really doing a good job.” In other comments, the Florida governor said he def…

Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for ‘really doing a good job’

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising the chief public health official at the same time in previously unreported quotes, saying Fauci was “really, really good and really, really helpful” and “really doing a good job.” In other comments, the Florida governor said he def…

Ron DeSantis heaped praise on Fauci in 2020: report

CNN has unearthed a 2020 statement from Ron DeSantis about Dr. Anthony Fauci, and to say it sounds nothing like the rhetoric the Florida governor is now using to describe America’s top infectious disease expert would be an understatement.DeSantis, among the most recent entries in the 2024 Republican race, last week assailed Donald Trump over the role Fauci played in the former president’s COVID-19 response. "When he turned the country over to Fa…

DeSantis Praised Dr. Fauci in 2020

Gov. Ron DeSantis is attacking Donald Trump for “turning the country over to Dr. Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising the chief public health official at the same time in previously unreported quotes, saying Fauci was “really, really good and really, really helpful” and “really d

Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for ‘really doing a good job’

(CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising the