New York (CNN Business) "60 Minutes" is facing backlash for a story it aired Sunday on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — including from the supermarket chain Publix and two prominent Democrats in the state. As part of a larger story about Florida's vaccine rollout , the renowned newsmagazine program spotlighted a recent $100,000 donation that Publix made to DeSantis' re-election bid. The story, by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, suggested there was a possible link between the donation and the state's partnership with Publix stores for vaccine distribution — a serious issue of foul play, if true. But, beyond spotlighting the public finance records, "60 Minutes" never offered any substantive evidence to support the significant assertion and link the donation with the partnership.

Source: CNN April 05, 2021 22:18 UTC