<p>Democrats quickly turned on one of their own — Florida gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried — when she dared to celebrate her first mask-free flight.</p>
<p>Fried shared a photo of herself smiling, maskless, onboard her first flight since the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-federal-judge-in-florida-voids-bidens-national-mask-mandate-at-airports-planes-public-transit/">mask mandate for all domestic air travel</a> was overturned just one day before.</p>
<p>&#8220;Peace out to the TSA mask mandate, but also peace and respect to others, whether wearing a mask or not,&#8221; she captioned the photo.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Peace out to the TSA mask mandate, but also peace and respect to others, whether wearing a mask or not. <a href="https://t.co/rqT9xPRsq6">pic.twitter.com/rqT9xPRsq6</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) <a href="https://twitter.com/NikkiFried/status/1516578862410485775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Fried was not alone in her desire to celebrate, either. Within hours of the mandate being lifted, dozens of videos from airports and even planes — where in some cases, the end of the mask mandate was announced mid-flight — showing passengers and airline employees alike cheering and applauding the news.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">When you’re actually on a flight &amp; they tell you the federal mask mandate is lifted for travelers. Lots of cheering from passengers on board. Then flight crew started playing this on the speakers 🔊🔊🔊 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/masks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#masks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nomasks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nomasks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/thisjustin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#thisjustin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/breakingnews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#breakingnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/3okmVtl69g">pic.twitter.com/3okmVtl69g</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Erica Stapleton (@EricaReportsAll) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricaReportsAll/status/1516204483402948611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Potential opponent Ron DeSantis was quick to celebrate the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-admin-to-appeal-court-decision-that-ruled-mask-mandate-on-airplanes-was-unlawful/">mandate&#8217;s end</a> as well, saying, &#8220;Finally we have judicial relief for that unscientific mask mandate on airplanes. They&#8217;ve treated these flight attendants horribly for so long, the passengers horribly. [&#8230;] Our view is very simple: zero mandates of any kind.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovRonDeSantis</a>: &quot;Finally we have judicial relief for that unscientific mask mandate on airplanes. They&#39;ve treated these flight attendants horribly for so long, the passengers horribly. [&#8230;] Our view is very simple: zero mandates of any kind.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/eWjx0Fdawm">https://t.co/eWjx0Fdawm</a> <a href="https://t.co/U9gQFfjqlG">pic.twitter.com/U9gQFfjqlG</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Hill (@thehill) <a href="https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1516778964970209283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>But Fried still must best former Republican Charlie Crist — who earned the endorsement of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — in the Democratic primary before she can face DeSantis. And a number of Democrats made it clear that, after seeing her post about flying mask-free, they will be voting another way.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey, it was the CDC not the TSA. Seems a candidate for governor should know this. Me, I&#8217;ll be voting for the candidate endorsed by the smart, savvy Speaker Pelosi, @CharlieCrist. He&#8217;s already proven he knows how to govern,&#8221; @teacher97 tweeted.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/ateacher97/status/1516785046480461828</p>
<p>Health care advocate Kendall Brown <a href="https://twitter.com/kendallybrown/status/1516772687053524993">added</a>, &#8220;Hey Nikki, quick question: How is this you showing &#8220;peace and love&#8221; to the disabled and immunocompromised Floridians you&#8217;re asking to vote for you? You know, the people who can no longer even CONSIDER traveling by air (even when necessary) because of the mask mandate repeal?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m also going to ask for a refund of my donation to your campaign. Peace out,&#8221; hospital employee Alexandra Halaby <a href="https://twitter.com/iskandrah/status/1516714670526246915">said</a>.</p>
<p>Journalist Sarah Szczypinski asked, &#8220;Do you have a child under 5? An ill family member? What about the rest of the people on that flight? A mask is such a small thing to protect the vulnerable, especially if you’re serious about leadership. This isn’t the flex you think it is.&#8221;</p>
<p>Fried later responded, saying that she planned to read all the responses and went on to tout the success of the vaccines and a return to normalcy.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;ll read all your takes, but the mandates are dropped, vaccines are working, things are getting back to normal, and it&#39;s okay for a Democrat to say it — because we made it possible.</p>
<p>I love y&#39;all. 💜</p>
<p>&mdash; Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) <a href="https://twitter.com/NikkiFried/status/1516598079872458755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll read all your takes, but the mandates are dropped, vaccines are working, things are getting back to normal, and it&#8217;s okay for a Democrat to say it — because we made it possible. I love y&#8217;all,&#8221; she tweeted.</p>

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