CNN’s Jim Acosta on the Delta Variant: “Why not call it the DeSantis Variant?”

CNN presenter and chief national correspondent Jim acostaJames (Jim) AcostaArizona Secretary of State to Trump ahead of rally: “Take your loss and accept it and move on” Two shots outside popular DC restaurants, police still looking for suspects Fauci: smallpox would not have been eradicated with today ‘false information’ MORE Saturday called several GOP politicians who have pushed back against mandatory masking and COVID-19 vaccination, suggesting that new coronavirus variants bear their names.

Acosta attacked the governor of Florida. Ron DeSantisRon DeSantis Florida Democratic Party Chairman Slams DeSantis For High COVID-19 Cases In State Florida Reports Record High Number Of New COVID-19 Cases On The Money: Five Takeaways From A Great Report On July jobs PLUS (R) and other Republicans in a segment on Saturday afternoon, saying politicians “knew better” as the number of COVID-19 cases rises across the country due to the highly transmissible delta variant.

“People shouldn’t have to die in order for some politicians to own libraries. They don’t own anyone, ”Acosta said. “But they can end up making the pandemic their own, because they prolong it.”

He noted that DeSantis signed an order last week to ban mask warrants in public schools and other locations, despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Florida, and released a video from GOP Sen . Josh hawleyJoshua (Josh) David HawleySchumer decides to end debate on infrastructure bill T Cruz tears up his GOP colleagues who are “accomplices” to Biden’s spending program Senate GOP set to give Biden a huge political victory MORE (Mo.) criticizing the Biden administration for demanding that federal workers receive the vaccine.

Acosta also slammed DeSantis for selling merchandise on its campaign website after Antoine FauciAnthony FauciFDA targets early September for COVID-19 recall strategy The Hill’s Morning Report – Brought to you by Facebook – Infrastructure bill set to be voted on at the weekend by Senate Fauci: booster injections for very high priority immunocompromised | Vaccinations increase as cases increase, President BidenJoe Biden Florida Democratic Party Chairman slams DeSantis over high cases of COVID-19 in the state Larry David, late-night talkers cut from Obama’s birthday guest list Democrats of the House select Riggleman as advisor to the January 6 committee PLUSthe chief medical adviser of, including the koozies reading “Don’t Mow My Florida,” as well as the governor’s remarks telling Biden to focus on the border, not his state’s mask policies.

“Maybe it’s time to start naming these new variants that might come out after them,” Acosta said, referring to GOP politicians. “Instead of the delta variant, why not call it the DeSantis variant?

“We can sell beer koozies that say ‘Don’t make Florida my Fauci’ and use the money to pay for all the funerals in the days to come,” he added.