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CBS 60 Minutes reported that weeks before the announcement, Publix donated $100,000 to DeSantis PAC.
DeSantis told 60 Minutes that any suggestion of a pay-for-play partnership was a fake narrative.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces questions over his vaccine distribution partnership with the Publix grocery store chain, which donated a total of $100,000 to his political action committee in the weeks leading up to the deal s announcement, 60 Minutes revealed Sunday.
DeSantis refused an interview with 60 Minutes, but was confronted by a reporter about the timing of the Publix donations at a press conference last month, where the governor denied any wrongdoing. What you re saying is wrong . That s a fake narrative, DeSantis said. I met with the county mayor. I met with the administrator. I met with all the folks in Palm Beach County and I said, Here s some of the options. We can do more drive-thru sites. We can give more to hospitals. We can do the Publix. And they sa
This past week, President Biden said 90% of U.S. adults will be eligible for the COVID vaccine by April 19 and will be able to get their shots within five miles of their home. That will be welcome news to many in Florida.
For three months, we ve been reporting around Palm Beach County, the third-largest in the state. It s home to old-monied millionaires but also some of the poorest day laborers and farm workers in America.
During those months, we watched Florida s vaccine rollout deteriorate into a virtual free for all and watched as some wealthy and well-connected residents cut the line, leaving other Floridians without a fair shot.
Gov. DeSantis to Alfonsi: That s a fake narrative
The 60 Minutes report highlighted how residents of one of the poorest areas of Palm Beach County, the heavily minority communities ringing Lake Okeechobee in the Everglades region, had to travel long distances to reach a Publix. That s a fake narrative, DeSantis told Alfonsi. I met with the county mayor, I met with the administrator, I met with all the folks in Palm Beach County, and I said here s some of the options: We can do more drive-thru sites, we can give more to hospitals, we can do the Publix. And they said we think that would be the easiest thing for our residents.