evidence: Donald Trump's attacks exaggerate Ron DeSantis' COVID-19 response [...] Former President Donald Trump cast doubt on some of Gov. Ron DeSantis' oft-repeated talking points about "keeping Florida free" during the COVID-19 pandemic — suggesting that other Republican governors did much better. "Surprise, Ron was a big lockdown governor on the China virus, sealing all beaches and everything else for an extended period of time," Trump said in a statement posted to Truth Social March 22. "Remember, I left that decision up to the governors."