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July 14, 2020

"Shame on You!": Protester Disrupts Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
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Nationwide, more than 60,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday.
Several states, including Tennessee, Kansas and Washington, all set new
single-day records. Florida remains the hardest-hit state. On Monday,
the state reported 12,600 additional COVID-19 cases, its second-highest
total recorded for a single day. On Monday, a protester disrupted
Florida Governor Ron De Santis at a news conference in Miami, which is
now considered the epicenter of the pandemic.

Gov. Ron De Santis: "At that point, I don't even know if Miami-Dade had
a case, a positive test - maybe a couple, but it was obviously much
different than what we're" -

Tomas Kennedy: "Shame on you! You are embarrassing!"

Gov. Ron De Santis: - "than what we're finding here. So, I think the" -

Tomas Kennedy: "You're embarrassing! We're getting record-breaking cases
every day, and you are doing nothing!"

Gov. Ron De Santis: "So, I think" -

Tomas Kennedy: "You're falsifying information, and you are misleading
the public. Over 4,000 people have died. And you are blaming the
protesters. You guys have no plan, and you're doing nothing! Shame on
you!"



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