The “they” in this case would be
60 Minutes, the longtime jewel of CBS News. The show has been in the headlines for days because of a showdown with Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi.
The crux of the tale is Alfonsi suggesting in a press conference to the Governor that Publix, a popular and located-everywhere store in Florida, received a contract to administer the vaccine because it was a $100,000 contributor to DeSantis.
The problem? Democrat elected officials rushed to defense of the Governor, as seen in this
Florida Dem claims he told CBS DeSantis-Publix story was bulls - ; producer says info used on background’
60 Minutes DEBACLE: Fake News Smear of Ron DeSantis Blows Up on CBS
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Opinion | 60 Minutes embraces innuendo in Ron DeSantis story
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Palm Beach County Mayor David Kerner, right, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, speak at a COVID-19 vaccine center.A Democratic Florida mayor claimed Monday that a 60 Minutes segment intentionally falsified a report that criticized Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis vaccine rollout.
The Sunday report suggested that DeSantis favored Publix grocery stores in Palm Beach County for COVID-19 vaccine distribution because the chain had donated to his PAC, Fox News reported.
The segment came under fire when it was revealed a clip o
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the governor s response to a question about the grocery chain s exclusive rights was heavily edited, according to Mediaite.