Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) sparred with CNN reporter Rosa Flores on Monday over the vaccine rollout in the Sunshine State, ultimately asking Flores if she was “gonna give a speech” or “ask a question.”
“It was a very simple question why, what has gone wrong, but Governor DeSantis wouldn’t even let me finish asking my question. Take a listen,” Flores said on CNN before the network played a clip of the heated exchange:
It’s good for reporters to be reminded that they’re not immune from being called out to their faces. Sheeeesh.
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Flores asked the Republican governor “what has gone wrong with the rollout of the vaccine that we’ve seen phone lines jammed” and “websites crashing,” prompting him to begin to answer the question.
“There’s a lot of demand. I mean I think at the end of the day