DeSantis vs. Cuomo: According to the media

BPR: Devastating thread exposes media’s rank bias in covering DeSantis vs. Cuomo pandemic responses.

If the 2020 presidential election didn’t convince folks the corrupt media threw in the towel on feigning impartiality, trading the last vestiges of credibility it may have had to ensure that President Donald Trump would be defeated, it’s hard to imagine what it would take.

But a look at how the media treats Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis compared to New York’s Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in regard to the pandemic may do the trick.

A few facts are that Florida has 2 million more people than New York, and its elderly population makes up a much larger percentage of its population. New York has seen over 38,000 deaths — more than 25,000 in New York City alone — compared to just over 21,500 deaths in the Sunshine State.

Yet DeSantis, who recently vowed to “never” lockdown Florida again, is consistently criticized by the same media that lauds Cuomo’s handing of COVID-19. Drew Holden, a freelance commentary writer posted an extensive thread on the matter that should leave an honest journalist with their head hung in shame, as he dubbed DeSantis “2020 man of the year.” read more