FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking more shots at Dr. Anthony Fauci with his latest campaign merchandise, this time adding flip-flops that read, “Fauci can pound sand.”
The Florida governor has repeatedly criticized Fauci during the COVID-19 pandemic for what DeSantis perceived to be overly stringent safety guidelines.
During the summer, the DeSantis campaign website began selling beer koozis that read “Don’t Fauci My Florida,” and “How the hell am I going to be able to drink a beer with a mask on?”
One of the latest items are the so-called “Freedom Over Fauci Flip Flops,” which are selling for $39. DeSantis’ website touts them as having high-quality soles, “which create a special message to Dr. Fauci as you walk through the sand.”
The message tells Fauci to “pound sand.”
Fauci, a world-renowned public health expert, is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
He advised President Donald Trump, who often disdained public health experts, and is COVID medical adviser to Biden.
DeSantis faces reelection this year and is widely considered a possible candidate for 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
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