DeSantis Shares ‘Don’t Tread on Florida’ Meme After Calling Special Session to Ban Vaccine Mandates
by Paul Bois
Further defying Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) shared a “Don’t Tread on Florida” Gadsen flag featuring an alligator instead of a rattlesnake.
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) October 21, 2021
The Florida-themed Gadsen flag was readily apparent on Thursday when DeSantis held a press conference speaking out against vaccine mandates, during which he called on the Florida legislature to hold a special session with the aim of banning vaccine mandates in his state, as reported by Fox News.
During his press conference on Thursday, DeSantis said that people should not “be discriminated against” over a personal medical decision:
At the end of the day, you shouldn’t be discriminated against based on your health decisions. We want to provide protection for people, we want to make it clear that, in Florida, your right to earn a living is not contingent upon whatever choices you’re making in terms of these injections.