Ron DeSantis' reputation as a mainstream media bogeyman appears safe for the time being after Wednesday's Associated Press story was slammed as a failed hit job. While the Republican governor’s office is sick of what it considers partisan attacks from the press, some observers feel DeSantis should wear them like a badge of honor. "The mainstream media attacks DeSantis for the same reasons they attacked Trump -- he’s a conservative who is willing to fight and that terrifies them," Barron said. In February, NBC News published a controversial story, "Florida governor accused of playing politics with Covid vaccine," which quickly came under fire. It's almost a badge of honor when the press piles up hit job after hit job against you," Media Research vice president Dan Gainor told Fox News.

Source: Fox News August 18, 2021 21:00 UTC