WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to keeping restaurants open in the state and criticizing other areas of the country like New York City where indoor dining has been suspended despite evidence that most coronavirus infections can be traced to small gatherings at homes."If a local leader wants to put them out of work, you’re damn right I’m hobbling them from doing that," he said during a news conference at the Okeechobee Steakhouse in West Palm Beach. "If they want to shut down businesses, I’m going to stand in the way. ...
I don’t think government has a right to put these people out of work."DeSantis met with restaurant employees and business owners to discuss "safeguarding the right.