Thu Sep 30, 2021 – 2:44 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested Tuesday the U.S. should pull back on its close diplomatic ties to Australia in response to the country’s authoritarian COVID-19 lockdowns and brutal treatment of private citizens by police and military.
“Look at what’s going on in Australia right now,” DeSantis said during a speech late Tuesday in Tampa, Florida. “After a year and a half they’re still enforcing lockdowns by the military.”
“That’s not a free country. It’s not a free country at all,” argued DeSantis, who has generated significant support among conservatives for his consistent opposition to lockdowns and mask and vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 crisis.
“In fact,” the governor added, “I wonder why we would still have the same diplomatic relationships when they’re doing that.”
DeSantis: “In Australia right now, after a year and a half, they’re still enforcing lockdowns by the military…Is Australia freer than communist China right now?…The fact that’s even a question tells you something has gone dramatically off the rails.”pic.twitter.com/YKQ5yAwg4K
— Michael P Senger (@MichaelPSenger) September 28, 2021
“Is Australia freer than China? Communist China, right now?” DeSantis asked. “I don’t
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