‘He’s riding a crest’: Ron DeSantis positions himself as keeper of Trump’s legacy

The Florida governor appears to have the edge in the if-Trump-doesn't-win' primary as he claims victory over his pandemic critics

Covid's over, baby!" So proclaims a bare-chested man, wearing face paint like the Joker, nemesis of Batman, as he stands atop a car and waves the American national flag.

This was the scene last weekend in Miami, Florida, a state that moved quickly to lift lockdowns, reopen schools, shelve mask mandates and become, in the words of its governor, Ron DeSantis, an an oasis of freedom" during the coronavirus pandemic.