evidence: "Trump has shown no regret over warp speed, he gave Fauci an award on the way out and he was pushing DeSantis to recluse Florida right before leaving office," Rubin said. "And yes, he would do it all over again since he thinks he did nothing wrong the first time." [...] The former president also awarded Facui and 51 other people who served on Operation Warp Speed a presidential commendation on his last full day in office on January 19, 2021. Trump and DeSantis have criticized COVID policies while in office. DeSantis notably rose to national prominence during the pandemic over his refusal to implement restrictions in Florida. DeSantis has ridiculed Trump for claiming that he doesn't know who gave Fauci the award, saying in September: "It literally says President Trump awards commendation. Is this the immaculate commendation or something like that? Did this just happen out of thin air?