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Adviser to Florida’s Governor Touts State’s Success Against COVID-19

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Adviser to Florida’s Governor Touts State’s Success Against COVID-19
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 26, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Jan Jekielek
Zachary Stieber
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A free-market advocate who helped advise Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on how to combat COVID-19 said on Feb. 28 that the state’s success navigating the pandemic stemmed from a flexible approach.

“When the virus initially hit, no one knew what to do, really, anywhere in the country. All of the ‘experts’ were wrong initially. And so after the initial two-week lockdown, if you remember ’two weeks to slow the spread,’ Gov. Ron DeSantis decided to do really three things,” Robert McClure, president and CEO of the James Madison Institute, told The Epoch Times’ “American Thought Leaders” program during CPAC 21 in Florida.

Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”
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