CNN anchor Jim Acosta has slammed Republican governors who chose not to enforce Covid-19 safety measures. What's more, the news anchor even suggested scientists name variants of the deadly virus after them. Calling out Florida governor Ron DeSantis during a segment on the network, Acosta said, per <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cnn-acosta-desantis-covid-b1899128.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Independent</a>: "As the nation battles the Delta variant, states remain divided between those fighting the virus and those fighting the science. "States led by politicians who know better. Case in point: Florida." Check out the segment below: [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTtn4m5dnTQ]] He continued: "People should not have to die so some politicians can own the libs. They're not owning anybody. They may end up owning the pandemic because they're prolonging it. "Perhaps it may be time to start naming these new variants after them. Why not call it the DeSantis variant instead of the Delta variant?" Per <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/08/florida-mask-mandate-schools-ron-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Guardian</a>, DeSantis has taken steps to prevent public schools in Florida from enforcing mask mandates. And recently, he defended those who chose not to get vaccinated and also met with anti-maskers. Last month, the governor released T-shirts and koozies with "Don't Fauci My Florida" written on them despite soaring infection rates. In the segment, Acosta blasted DeSantis for selling the items and accused him of undermining efforts to bring the coronavirus infection rate under control as the Delta variant continues to spread. <img class="size-full wp-image-1263121700" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/M2T83H-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1827" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy]] "We can sell beer koozies that say 'Don't Florida my Fauci' and use the money to pay for all the funerals in the days to come," Acosta added. Florida has had to contend with an extraordinary increase in cases and about every one in five new cases of the virus in the US can now be linked to the Sunshine State, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cnn-jim-acosta-covid-19-variants-named-after-republicans-2021-8?r=US&IR=T">Business Insider</a> reports. Acosta also took issue with other lawmakers including Marjorie Taylor Greene, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, and Missouri Senator Josh Hawley who have actively spoken out against medical guidance intended to keep Covid cases at bay and have spread misinformation about the virus, per <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cnn-acosta-desantis-covid-b1899128.html">Independent</a>. "It does not help to have the federal government and the president of the United States, 'If you don't get the vaccine, you're stupid,'" he said. <h6>Featured image credit: dpa picture alliance / Alamy</h6>

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