you do not have to wear those masks. please take them off. honestly, it s got to do anything. if you want to wear it, fine. you have to stop with this covid theater. this is ridiculous. please take them off he said. steve in st. petersburg, florida. desantis clearly an opponent of masks but it was frightening to see him ask the kids to take them off. yeah, john. the reaction to this video online was swift. it blew up immediately. you had democratic candidates and politicians all across the state criticizing the governor. nicki freed, the agriculture commissioner running for governor likened desantis as a bully. charlie christ write on twitter criticizing the governor. he said, young people in our state deserve to be treated with respect, not dumped on by a heartless egotistical governor