Floridians Call To ‘Remove Ron’ DeSantis Following Election, Vaccine, Rush Limbaugh Scandals

Ron DeSantis is the latest state governor to come under fire and see constituents demand his resignation after his latest pair of scandals, including his decisions on how to distribute the COVID-19 Vaccine, plans to restrict mail-in voting and a call to fly flags at half-staff to mourn the death of Conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh.

Many Floridians and others took to social media in droves to denounce all the actions, especially the Florida Governor’s decision to have flags lowered to honor Limbaugh, who he said was a friend, local NBC affiliate station WPTV reported. Not only was he called out by State Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer for the decision, but those who lived in the state and found the move insulting.

So... DeSantis is flying flags at half-mast for Rush Limbaugh. Just not sure if he means Confederate, or Nazi flags? #RemoveRon
— Anagram Man (@ConserveLetters) February 19, 2021

@GovRonDeSantis HOW DARE you?Lowering the flag is reserved for national or state mourning. You should be lowering our flag for the Front Line responders that have lost their lives caring for the stupid people that listen to your COVID crap,not that bag of racist shit. #removeron https://t.co/mq9dizjD0G
— Rick Jones (@ahjay60) February 19, 2021

Lowering the American flag for Rush Limbaugh is a desecration of what our flag represents and an insult to those who truly deserve this honor. You are an abomination. #RemoveRon https://t.co/gCm1lXJSUJ
— 🇺🇦🌻TALA RESISTS💙 (@beenthiswayb4) February 19, 2021

The fact that he made flags fly half-mast because of Rush Limbaugh is enough of a reason to #RemoveRon
— Gakula🇺🇦 (@Gakula42) February 19, 2021

Others also criticized the move as illegal, citing that flags were only allowed to be lowered to honor former and present state government officials, or first responders and armed forces members killed in the line of duty.

PLEASE RT.@RonDeSantisFL #RemoveRon

Lowering the flag to half mast for Limbaugh is not only illegal but it disrespects the United States Flag and the troops, first responders, and public servants for which the honor is reserved under the Flag Code. pic.twitter.com/oZkkiOYWep
— 🌊 Bitter and Murky 🌊 (@BitterandMurky) February 20, 2021

The criticism is the latest to plague Florida’s governor, who is also facing backlash for his handling of the distribution of COVID vaccines. Not only did he give the Publix supermarket chain permission to be the sole retail distributor for the vaccine in Florida (after the company donated money to him), but he also came under fire for setting up a pop-up vaccination clinic in Manatee County which restricted access to people from only the two most affluent neighborhoods in the county. When criticized for the move, he then threatened to remove the site completely.

DeSantis is also under fire for announcing plans to enact new voting laws which are more restrictive on methods of voting like mail-in ballots—which were heavily favored by Democratic voters in the Presidential election and helped hand President Joe Biden his win over former President Donald Trump.

NBC News reports that among the measures DeSantis proposed were a limit in the use of ballot drop boxes, requiring voters to request mail ballots more often and prohibiting ballot collection.