Florida Gov. DeSantis slams Biden over pace of school reopenings: 'Pathetic failure of leadership'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused President Biden on Sunday of a “pathetic failure of leadership” for the current pace of his nationwide push to reopen schools during the coronavirus pandemic.

DeSantis, who reopened schools in the early days of the pandemic, said Florida’s approach has been a "huge success" and argued there is "no scientific evidence or data" to support ongoing closures. The Florida governor accused Biden of prioritizing special interest groups over the well-being of students. "This is just purely being subservient to a special interest, and Biden has been one of the worst in it, because when he says, ‘My goal is to get 50% of the schools in person in 100 days,’ we’ve already had that," DeSantis said during an appearance on "Life, Liberty and Levin." "His goal should have been yesterday to get everybody back in school, but he can’t do that because he doesn’t want to upset the teachers’ union. It’s a pathetic failure of leadership to not stand up for these kids and these families."