Ron DeSantis on Monday went after The Associated Press for its story about his touting of a COVID-19 treatment that is linked to a major campaign donor. The governor has set up Regeneron treatment sites for Floridians. It’s actually a monoclonal antibody treatment, and has generally proved to be an effective treatment — after someone gets COVID-19. AP also complained last Friday to Twitter, condemning what it called “abusive behavior” by DeSantis’ Press Secretary Christina Pushaw against its reporter Brendan Farrington. pic.twitter.com/ghyK7Lwy2K — Troy Kinsey (@TroyKinsey) August 20, 2021In his letter responding to Veerasingham on Monday, DeSantis defended Pushaw, saying AP “deserved blowback.”DeSantis told Hannity: “The AP knew what they were doing.

Source: Huffington Post August 24, 2021 11:03 UTC