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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Holds Pro-Police Press Conference in Brevard County

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces $1,000 bonuses for all police in Florida

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At noon today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference with an unmistakable sign out in front of the podium, facing the cameras and audience, a sign that read, “Defund the Police,” with the red strikeout symbol around the “De” portion of the “Defund.” The sign was clever, if not tacky. Don’t “Defund” the police, it suggests, but “Fund” the police. It was then that the governor announced a bonus that will be paid to police officers to the tune of $1,000.

The $1,000 bonus will be issued to every single sworn police officer in Florida.

The Florida Governor was surrounded by law enforcement officials as he explained that, along with teachers and emergency responders (firefighters and EMTs), each of whom was promised a $1,000 bonus earlier this year, police officers risk their lives and they’ve had to deal with a lot of pressure in the face of today’s political climate. And thus they’ll be getting $1,000 bonuses, as well.

The Florida Governor mentioned that when the pandemic hit, many of us had the ability to turn to software like Zoom to complete our…