DeSantis popularity is clear in rising number of weak media hit pieces

Published June 30, 2021 11:00am ET



Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s ascension to the national stage over the past year has invited intense scrutiny from the media that, in some cases, has backfired.

The latest example came over the weekend, when a Washington Post reporter fired off a tweet accusing DeSantis of withholding an invitation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for nearly a day after a condominium complex collapsed in Surfside, Florida.

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