People are not too happy with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after he called the state “God’s waiting room” for senior citizens.
“Florida is ground zero for the nursing home; I mean we’re God’s waiting room,” DeSantis said Sunday during an update on coronavirus. “We have a huge number of facilities, a huge number of residents.”
According to WPLG, “God’s waiting room” is considered a derogatory phrase about the big population of older retired people in Florida.
Terrie Rizzo, Florida Democratic Party chairwoman, said DeSantis’ comments were inappropriate. “Governor, this isn’t a time to do stand-up, it’s a time to stand up and lead,” she said in a statement.
As of Sunday, Florida had 31,500 cases of COVID-19 and 1,074 deaths.
But that didn’t stop many beaches along the coast from opening during a hot and sunny weekend.
