MIAMI.-
An Argentine-American
, immigration reform activist,
he shouted at the governor
republican of
Florida
,
Ron DeSantis
, with harsh criticism of its management of the
coronavirus, when I was giving a press conference at a hospital in
Miami
.
“You should be ashamed! You are ashamed! You are ashamed! We are having a record of cases and you are doing nothing”Thomas Kennedy shouted seconds after the governor began speaking the day before yesterday from the podium.
Kennedy, an activist for United We Dream, Miami’s largest immigrant rights organization, He tweeted the video of his speech and identified himself as the person behind the screams that were broadcast live on Florida television stations hosting the press conference. Just over an hour after its publication on his Twitter account, where he has 24,000 followers, the video already had almost 170,000 views.
I just interrupted a press conference in Miami-Dade to let governor
@RonDeSantisFL
and@MayorGimenez
know they are an embarrassment to FL and that their incompetence and lack of planning has resulted in the current public health crisis. 4,381 people have died so far in FLpic.twitter.com/q6SozHfT8o
&- Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn)
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DeSantis gave his press conference yesterday at Jackson Memorial Hospital, 24 hours after the Florida Department of Health reported a record 15,299 new cases. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Giménez and Jackson Memorial Hospital CEO Carlos Migoya also spoke during the press conference.
According to the Florida Health Administration Agency panel, 8085 people are receiving treatment in Florida hospitals due to complications with respiratory illness. South Florida, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties continue to report the highest numbers of cases and hospitalizations overall.
DeSantis had started speaking when he was interrupted by Kennedy’s screams. He then paused until security escorted the man out of the room, but did not comment on the activist’s screams.
“What a shame! You have to resign!” Kennedy said as he was forced out of the conference room. He then urged security personnel not to touch him. “Social distance”she said to a man who stood in front of his camera very closely.
“More than 4,000 people died and you blame the protesters, you have no plans and you are doing nothing,” Kennedy said. ”
“he added.
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