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Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to stop migrant shelters in Florida from caring for unaccompanied children. That's dividing Cuban-Americans in a state with a long history of welcoming children.
Community transmission. you don't like desantis. i don't know desantis. i invite him on the show all the time to make the case for this. i wish him and his family well like every other human being and i hope he does the right thing by his people. tell me why cases there have more than tripled in the last two weeks. why is florida the epicenter right now? they've got money. they've got means. they've got leadership. where is desantis on this? where is he with his don't fauci florida? how did that work out? why do we keep hearing about the cases in that state from the cdc and not from him and ot...
>> good. problems down there with the variant. is there a reason for it in your mind that is different from the obvious? >> well, look. what we've seen is the delta variant is a little more contagious than original strain but you have to remember 85% of our senior citizens are fully vaccinated in florida. it was a priority of the governor desantis and of our state government to make sure that senior citizens had all the access necessary to get vaccinated. that has occurred at 85%. it starts to drop off as you start going into younger ages. i think it is also important to understand, chris, tha...
I don't want to cover this. i don't want this to be the sum total of our collective fate in this country. and i'm telling you, this is where we're headed. this is where we're headed. look at these three states right now. as a kind of a test tube for the rest of us. missouri, texas, florida. i don't give a damn if they're red or blue or purple. okay? i'm not about left and right. we got to be reasonable. the counties with the highest case rates have significantly lower vaccination rates than other areas. you know it's not a coincidence. look, i heard the stories, too. i had my friends and peopl...
Let's bring in republican congressman byron donalds. good to see you. how is your family? >> they're doing great. good to see you. >> good. problems down there with the variant. is there a reason for it in your mind that is different from the obvious? >> well, look. what we've seen is the delta variant is a little more contagious than original strain but you have to remember 85% of our senior citizens are fully vaccinated in florida. it was a priority of the governor desantis and of our state government to make sure that senior citizens had all the access necessary to get vaccinated. that has ...