FL Governor Spokesman's Tweet About COVID Deaths Sparks Backlash, Twitter Account Deactivated newsweek.com/fl-governor-sp…
Daniel Uhlfelder, an attorney who filed a lawsuit against DeSantis in March and dressed as the Grim Reaper to spread awareness of the disease on Florida beaches, called Piccolo's comments "disgusting."
"He's responsible for the communication message of the governor," Uhlfelder said. "And he's mocking or downplaying the deaths. It's just inexcusable. I don't know how you justify that. ... This is not a game. These are people that are suffering and dying," the Sentinel reported
Fred Piccolo, a spokesman for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, reportedly received backlash and deactivated his Twitter account after he wrote that photos of deceased COVID victims should be juxtaposed with 99 images of people who survived the disease

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