“I think he’s done a lot of damage. I think he should have been gone long ago."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took shots at White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday, saying that Fauci has “done a lot of damage” as the government’s leading spokesman on the COVID-19 pandemic and has never apologized for being wrong.

“I think he’s done a lot of damage,” DeSantis said during an interview on “Fox & Friends.” “I think he should have been gone long ago. And if you think about what he’s done with his arrogance, that’s part of the reason why he’s advocated policies that have been so destructive. He thinks people that disagree with him are somehow beneath him.”

DeSantis said Fauci’s recommendations were the “driving force” behind policies he has opposed as governor of Florida, including shutting down schools, masking children, and closing businesses to slow the spread of the virus.

“He cost people jobs. He destroyed people’s businesses with his policies — and he was never willing to admit he was wrong when it was clear those policies don’t work,” DeSantis said.