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The future is Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida. Today the governor who resolutely refused to close the state’s beaches or much of any of its commerce while the coronavirus spread like wildfire across the country has now decided to blame New York and New Yorkers. De Santis was the first to order anyone arriving from New York City area airports to enter a 14 day quarantine. That was on Monday. He told reporters he was pursuing the travel ban approach rather than a statewide lockdown because, he claimed, the crisis in New York proved lockdowns don’t work.
Desantis looks like the spur to the White House’s announcement late last week that New Yorkers traveling to any other parts of the country should be self-quarantining. According to the Post, a conversation with DeSantis this morning was behind the President Trump saying he’s “considering” a quarantine of the New York metro region. (This evening Trump opted instead for a “strong travel advisory”.)
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