DeSantis Defends Decision
On Saturday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the timing of Lee County officials in making evacuation calls to reporters at a press conference in Fort Myers.
“They were following the data, and you remember people were looking initially at the panhandle on Sunday,” he said. “Then Monday came and people were thinking maybe north of Tampa Bay. When we went to bed Monday night, people were saying this is a direct hit on Tampa Bay, worst-case scenario for the state.”
