Gov. DeSantis touts Fla. Economic boom in grand opening speech

Conservative News DailyMarch 22, 2021

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) touted his state’s booming economy amid the ongoing pandemic. On Monday, the Florida Republican spoke out a ribbon-cutting ceremony and attributed his state’s success to the thousands of businesses and lives that have been protected under his administration’s leadership.

“If you look around the country, you have businesses closing in a lot of these states,” DeSantis said. “Florida, we have businesses opening. New businesses opening.”

Great to be in Daytona Beach for the grand opening of @Bucees located off I-95 and LPGA Blvd. @Bucees is the Shangri-La of service stations and will be a hit with locals and visitors alike. Florida is proud to lead on new business openings! pic.twitter.com/1bteJqB2aX

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) March 22, 2021

Furthermore, the Sunshine State was one of the first to fully re-open by rejecting blue state lockdowns.

“We’re one of the few states where people are actually opening new restaurants, hotels,” DeSantis noted. “And then here in Buc-ees, even though we had the pandemic hit, you know, they were full speed ahead. And I think the results are going to speak for themselves.”