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Casey DeSantis Reminds Gavin Newsom Why People Are Running to Florida

Sarah Arnold
Sarah Arnold  |  July 19, 2022 1:00 PM

Florida: the state that is free from liberal policies and the left's radical agenda, a place people are flocking to in order to escape their Democrat-run state for a government that doesn't dictate what you can and cannot do. 

It's also probably why Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) feels he has to call out Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) every chance he gets. 

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis is hitting back at Newsom after he explained why he attacked the Florida governor in his July 4 ad. 

His reasoning? DeSantis' treatment of the Special Olympics, despite the Florida governor's fight for every athlete who earned their spot at this year's games. 

"He did something that tipped me very directly, and that was going after the Special Olympics. I had an emotional response to that," Newsom said, adding, "That led to the consideration of doing something a little bit more expressive and that was the determination on the ad." 

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However, Casey DeSantis reminded Newsom how her husband was the one who actually made it possible for the athletes who were going to be excluded from the Special Olympics because of a strict Wuhan Coronavirus vaccine mandate to compete.

"Let them compete…we want everybody to be able to compete," DeSantis said in a statement, adding, "We do not think it's fair or just to be marginalizing some of these athletes based on a decision that has no bearing on their ability to compete with honor and integrity."

Now that's being inclusive to everybody, not just to the people who are sheep to the left. 

Prior to the 2022 USA Special Olympics Games, which were being held in Orlando, DeSantis threatened to fine $27.5 million if it did not stop its vaccine mandate. 

The organization's officials eventually complied, prompting DeSantis to say it was a victory for the athletes.