On Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis eviscerated the media for their reporting on the firing of a woman whose job it was to display data data obtained by the Department of Health’s epidemiological staff. The media had trumpeted the firing along with inaccuracies that described the analyst, Rebekah Jones, as the “chief architect” of the Department’s COVID-19 dashboard, with the insinuation that she was fired because she was countering the state’s narrative of how well it was faring dealing with the coronavirus crisis.
Standing next to Vice President Pence, DeSantis started by clarifying what Jones’ job actually entailed, as opposed to what had been reported, as well as the reasons for her firing, noting that among other things that she is under active criminal charges, charged with cyber-stalking and cyber-sexual harassment. He stated:
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