Ron DeSantis: 'We rejected the elites, and we were right'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told an audience Sunday that he was right when he stood up to "elites" and paved his own path when dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We rejected the elites, and we were right," DeSantis said, according to the Daily Caller. "Not only were they wrong about [closing] schools, the elites were wrong about lockdowns, they were wrong about epidemiological models and hospitalization models, they were wrong about forced masking, they were wrong when they rejected the existence of natural immunity, they were wrong about the efficacy of the mRNA vaccines, and they were wrong when – and I said this – that COVID was seasonal, and now they admit it."

In addition to taking a shot at the government, DeSantis also took a shot at powerful corporations – and those in his own party who cater to them in their quest to oppose the government.