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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.
"The reporting was not just based on bad information — it was intentionally false," Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner wrote in a statement. "I know this because I offered to provide my insight into Palm Beach County's vaccination efforts and