Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 5.12.21
Good Wednesday morning.
According to a new poll, Florida voters overwhelmingly support the new Gaming Compact between the state and Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Gov.
Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman
Marcellus Osceola Jr. recently signed the new Gaming Compact, which would give the Tribe exclusive control of sports betting in Florida and allow pari-mutuels to offer sports betting under the tribeâs supervision.
In exchange, the state would receive a minimum of $2.5 billion in revenue in the first five years of the 30-year deal, with yearly amounts adjusted afterward.
MSNBC anchor Nicole Wallace claimed Wednesday former President Donald Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed didn’t do anything to get a needle into the arm [of the American people].” Similarly, CNN’s Gloria Berger claimed “everybody understands that Operation Warp Speed happened under Joe Biden.” These statements are both false.
She did in fact say it. pic.twitter.com/eaPsRC97qD
Over on CNN, Gloria Borger claims everybody understands that Operation Warp Speed happened under Joe Biden.
No one issues a correction. pic.twitter.com/cHBvTde32w
While corporate media loves to hail President Joe Biden as responsible for the increasing vaccination of the American people, Trump announced Operation Warp Speed as an initiative for public-private vaccine development in May 2020. At the time of his announcement, it aimed to “to have substantial quantities of a safe and effective vaccine available for Americans by January 2021.” As of today, 331 million doses have been distributed.