The White House is reportedly considering domestic travel restrictions including in Florida, as variant cases of the coronavirus surge in the Sunshine State, while Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back against any possible restrictions, calling them “absurd.”
Officials with the Biden Administration said they are having conversations about anything that could help mitigate spread, including Florida travel restrictions, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts strongly to reports that the Biden administration is considering implementing travel restrictions on Florida, calling such a ban absurd and politically driven:
The recent report that the Biden administration is considering restricting the travel of Floridians is completely absurd, especially when Biden allows illegal aliens to pour across our southern border. We won’t allow Floridians to be unfairly targeted for political purposes. pic.twitter.com/h47AVuof50
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) February 11, 2021
Senator Marco Rubio also pushed back on such restrictions, pointing out the hypocrisy of President Biden for considering such a ban:
Day after Trump issued a #Covid travel ban on #China Joe Biden accused him of “hysteria, xenophobia, and fear mongering”
The following month he said banning travel from any part of the world will not stop coronavirus.
But now he is considering restrictions on #Florida travel pic.twitter.com/MuCulpT6Hz
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) February 11, 2021
This news comes at a time when thousands of people in the frum world are finalizing their plans to head down south for Pesach. “It’s very concerning honestly. I mean, we made all these plans and rented homes already. Some of us are already vaccinated with both shots and to play politics right now just seems ridiculous”, said Eitan S., who has been traveling to Florida for Pesach with his family for the past 11 years.
Florida a hot bed of the virus – this will never end with the attitude that sends this community to congested Miami – time to learn to clean for Pesach and cook – survived last time – let’s survive it again.