DeSantis Touts His State’s COVID-19 Response at CPAC: ‘Florida Got It Right’

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

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic after he did not issue sweeping lockdowns during the first day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

“Florida got right. The lockdown states got it wrong,” DeSantis, a Republican, said at the Florida-based event on Friday morning, kicking off the three-day event that is slated to end Sunday.