Biden's administration has voiced its opposition to DeSantis policies, saying that governors who don't follow public health guidelines should be removed from efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19.DeSantis responded by saying he was deliberately standing in the way for what he called lockdown policy," criticizing the president's handling of coronavirus.Tensions escalated in the press room on Friday. As a parent of two young children myself, I can tell you that I want public officials to make the decisions on how to keep them safe.She said that Governor DeSantis is not following public health decisions and she also added that he has been fundraising from this.Psaki continued by saying that parents in Florida and the U.S. should know their children attend school in safe environments.She said that it shouldn't be too difficult to ask.When asked Thursday about DeSantis's status, the president replied that he was Governor? DeSantis then responded in Marianna (Fla.) on Friday.DeSantis stated that Biden didn't seem surprised by my absence. The question is: What else has he forgotten?DeSantis claimed that the president had forgotten about the South border, inflation, and demonstrations for freedom to Cuba and implied that he had violated the Constitution when he extended the moratorium on evictions.He also stated that he was protecting parents' rights to choose their child's education.He said that he was the governor who protects jobs, education, and businesses in Florida by refusing to let the federal government lock them down. This highlighted the conflict between his leadership style and that of the president. I am the governor who answers directly to the people of Florida and not to Washington bureaucrats.Gary Fineout contributed to the report.
