A visibly annoyed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis admonished a group of high school students for wearing face masks at an indoor news conference on March 2, saying it was time to stop what he called “this COVID theater.”
佛罗里达州州长罗恩•德桑蒂斯在3月2日的一场室内新闻发布会上面带愠色地斥责一群戴口罩的高中生,称是时候停止所谓的“新冠骗局”了。
The Republican governor approached the students and asked them to remove their masks as they waited for him at the press event at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
在南佛罗里达大学坦帕分校的新闻发布会上,这位共和党州长走向学生们,要求他们摘掉口罩。
The college is located in an area where the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommend indoor masking due to high COVID-19 risk.
该校位于新冠疫情高风险地区,美国疾病控制和预防中心仍建议在室内戴口罩。
“You do not have to wear those masks. I mean, please take them off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything. We’ve got to stop with this COVID theater. So if you wanna wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous,” he said, letting out an audible sigh and shaking his head.
“你们不必戴口罩,摘了吧。说实话这真的没什么用。我们必须停止这场'新冠骗局'。如果你们想戴口罩就戴着吧,但这太荒谬了”,德桑蒂斯说完深深叹息一声,并摇了摇头。
DeSantis, a fierce opponent of masking and vaccine mandates, is running for reelection and considered a potential 2024 GOP presidential candidate.
德桑蒂斯是口罩和疫苗强制令的强烈反对者,他正在竞选连任,是2024年大选共和党潜在总统候选人之一。