Governor Ron DeSantis Says Florida is “God’s Waiting Room” For Senior Citizens

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.