Gov. DeSantis lashes out at DOH employee who claims she was asked to censor coronavirus data

Rebekah Jones given choice to resign or be fired

THE GOVERNOR IS LASHING OUT ATTHE FLORIDA PUBLIC HEALTH DATAMANAGER WHO CLAIMS SHE WASREMOVED FROM HER POSITION FOROBJECTING TO MANIPULATECORONAVIRUS CASE NUMBERS.AS, 4 IN YOUR CORNER’S KATIELAGRONE SHOWS YOU ..THEGOVERNOR PERSONALLY ATTACKED THEYOUNG WORKER ..

AS THE VICEPRESIDENT VISITED FLORIDA TODAY.governor12:36:49She is not an epidemiologist sis not the chief architect ofour web portal that is anotherfalse statementFLORIDA’S GOVERNOR ATTEMPTING TOCLEAR THE RECORDBUT NOT WITHOUTTEARING INTO REBEKAH JONE━ AHEALTH DEPARTMENT ANALYST WHOMADE HEADLINES AFTER CLAIMINGSHE WAS REMOVED FOR OBJECTING TOCENSOR COVID CASE NUMBERS.governor12:36:39-She’s not a data scientist,she’s somebody that got a degreein journalism communication andgeography she is not involved incollating any data she does nothave the expertise to do that"cruz1:39- working toward a characterassassination against this womanthat’s the new normal isn’t it.U.S. SENATOR JANET CRUZ- ADEMOCRAT FROM TAMP━ CALLING OTHE GOVERNOR’S ATTACKcruz1:45- if someone blows a whistleor talks about an injustice thanattack the individual ratherthan face head on the issues.CRUZ IS NOW JOINING OTHERLAWMAKERS ASKING THE STATE’SINSPECTOR GENERAL TO INVESTIGATEFLORIDA’S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHAND IF THE AGENCY REALLY REMOVEDJONESFOR REPORTEDLY VOICING HOBJECTION TO MANIPULATING COVIDCASE DATATO MAKE THE STATE LOOKSAFER TO OPEN.JONES HAS NOT RESPONDED TO OURCALLS AND EMAILSAND CRUZ SAYS,SHE TOO, HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THEEMPLOYEE WHO STARTED WORKING FORTHE DEPARTMENT IN 2018.BUT IN THIS EMAIL FROM THEGOVERNOR’S PRESS SECRETAR━JONES’ REMOVAL COMES AFTER SHE"EXHIBITED A REPEATED COURSE OFINSUBORDINATION DURING HER TIMEWITH THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDINGHER UNILATERAL DECISIONS TOMODIFY THE DEPARTMENT’S COVID-19DASHBOARD WITHOUT INPUT ORAPPROVAL"governor12:37:38So her supervisor dismissed herbecause a lot of those reasonsand it was a totally valid waybut she should’ve been dismissedlong before that.JONES HAS THE OPTION TO RESIGNOR SHE’LL FACE TERMINATION.WE’VE ASKED FOR BUT HAVE YET TORECEIVE HER PERSONNEL FILE.cruz3:44- you want to attack thewoman go ahead but in my opinionshe’s a whistle blower and she’sa hero hereTAGTHE GOVERNOR ALSO BRINGING UPUNRELATED BUT ACTIVE CRIMINALCHARGES JONES HAS IN HER PASTFOR ALLEGED CYBERSTALKING.

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