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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“More than 21,000 people in the state have died from coronavirus-related illness since the onset of the pandemic. Roughly 23,000 people have died from the coronavirus in California, a state with roughly twice as many people as Florida.”
“The state’s seven-day average daily confirmed case count continues to increase week over week, up to more than 11,000 as of the week 23 December – roughly the same as its summer peak.”
“Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 21,135 with the addition of 140 more reported fatalities on Saturday, while also adding 17,042 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to 1,264,588.”
DeSantis critic Daniel Uhlfelder, an attorney who had filed a lawsuit against DeSantis in March trying to force beaches to close and a statewide shutdown, 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 Republican governor’s response to the pandemic, in other words, has been a disaster — yet he shows no signs of changing course.”
Meanwhile, on Twitter, the governor has been dubbed “Duh-Santis,” an impressive distinction for a graduate of Yale and Harvard Law School. I guess it’s better than his other handle, “DeathSantis.”
BREAKING: Here is Rebekah Jones lawsuit against FDLE regarding raid filed yesterday scribd.com/document/48883…
According to complaint, "On December 7, 2020, Plaintiff Rebekah Jones awoke to the sound of law enforcement pounding on her door. They entered her home with guns drawn, terrorizing her family. They were there to execute a search warrant for her electronic devices;
however the basis of the warrant was a sham to punish Plaintiff for her protected speech."
“All in all, it has not been a very jolly holiday season for the Republican.”
“DeSantis also this week said the virus isn't transmitted readily in restaurants and bars, though health officials have said that many such establishments turn into nightclubs after hours that are packed with young people without masks.”