Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plays to a 'hard right, toothless crowd'

Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist of Florida said on Sunday that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking to appeal to a "hard right, toothless crowd."

Crist said that his young niece got COVID-19 shortly after going to school last August and that her 2-month-old sister also got coronavirus.

DeSantis had sought to ensure that parents had the authority to determine whether their child would wear a face mask in school.

Crist said that DeSantis seeks to get "political points with the red meat, hard right, toothless crowd," and that the governor's "actions have...