WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis grew visibly annoyed with a group of students for wearing face masks at a news conference.
“You do not have to wear those masks. I mean, please take them off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything," DeSantis told the studentsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a fierce opponent of coronavirus mask and vaccine mandates, grew visibly annoyed and admonished a group of students for wearing face masks at a news conference Wednesday.
DeSantis, a Republican, approached the students and asked them to remove their masks as they waited for him at the news conference at the University of South Florida in Tampa. “You do not have to wear those masks. I mean, please take them off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything. We’ve got to stop with this COVID theater. So if you wanna wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous," he said, letting out an audible sigh and shaking his head.
DeSantis is running for reelection and is considered to be a potential 2024 GOP presidential candidate. His opposition to masks and vaccines has drawn national attention, and his administration has banned mask mandates in schools.The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late last month eased its masking guidelines.
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