A Democratic mayor in Florida defended Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, accusing CBS News’s 60 Minutes of “intentionally false” reporting for suggesting the Republican engaged in a “pay to play” scandal with the state’s vaccine rollout.

The 60 Minutes report that aired on Sunday showed Sharyn Alfonsi questioning DeSantis last month over allegations that he rewarded grocery store Publix with virus vaccinations following a $100,000 in donations to his PAC.

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