'As Covid cases and hospitalizations surge in Florida, DeSantis is resisting Biden's initiatives to fight back,' Julian Zelizer writes for CNNOpinion. 'The tension between the two leaders proves that Biden's problem with the pandemic is political.'
Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, "Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party." Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.
President Joe Biden has a political health care problem on his hands. Over the past week, his administration has been trying to contend with Republican governors who refuse to cooperate in national efforts to vaccinate, mask, and curb the new surge of Covid-19. Julian Zelizer At the top of the obstructionist pack has been Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who many consider to be a top possible Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential campaign. Even as the Covid-19 rates are flaring in his state within the unvaccinated population, DeSantis is doubling down in resisting the President's initiatives. The governor has gone so far as to threaten the funding for schools that require younger students to wear masks.
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