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Opinion | 60 Minutes embraces innuendo in Ron DeSantis story
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By Emma Riley | April 7, 2021 | 12:30pm EDT
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). (Getty Images)
(CNS News) – After CBS’s
60 Minutes ran a segment on Sunday that edited the answer given by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) about COVID vaccine distribution in the state, Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner, a Democrat, released a statement describing the
60 Minutes report as “intentionally false.”
“I watched the
60 Minutes segment on Palm Beach County last night and feel compelled to issue this statement,” said Kerner on Apr. 5. “The reporting was not just based on bad information it was intentionally false. I know this because I offered to provide my insight into Palm Beach County s vaccination efforts and
“I think it helps him tremendously for two reasons,” said Republican strategist Michael McKenna. “First, it shows that he is a target of the media crowd, which legitimizes him among all sorts of people. CBS only sends ‘60 Minutes’ to hit jobs either on the weak or on people whom they fear. The governor is in the second category.”
Instead of dismissing or ignoring the story, Mr. DeSantis has tackled it head-on, calling the segment “horse manure” and “a lie” while blasting the network as “smear merchants” running a “fake narrative.”
“Second, the whole episode has shown everyone that he has a considerable amount of grit, which may be the single most important ingredient in political success at this level,” said Mr. McKenna, a columnist for The Washington Times and former Trump White House official.