But I would note this because this is important. You know, Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in October of 2020 was running ads bragging with Fauci, saying ‘Trump did everything I told them to do.’ They were putting that out. They were bragging about it. And then on January 19th, 2021, Donald Trump’s last day as president, he gave Fauci a presidential commendation. So those were wrong to do that.

And clearly, I think the important thing is this looking forward, we need accountability for what went wrong because those people in positions of authority at the CDC, Fauci, they lied about lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates. They were wrong. It did a lot of damage around this country. And I know that because the people that were harmed, a lot of them came to Florida and would tell us about it. So we need a reckoning so that this never happens to our country again.

[Tom Jackson will have more on DeSantis’ response to the heckler that leads off this clip. This is also interesting, as it shows that DeSantis is taking a more direct line of attack on Trump. He should have been more assertive before now, but it does look like the strategy has … evolved. — Ed]