Fla. saving ships, law enforcement, In-N-Out from Calif. mandates and supply chain crisis
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 11:46 AM PT – Thursday, October 28, 2021
They showed defiance when they stood for an individual’s right to
choose and now, the West Coast’s most popular burger outlet is making an
example for the rest of the country. Since In-N-Out announced their
stance on vaccine mandates, California has continued to see backlash due
to its COVID-19 restrictions.
When asked on Wednesday about closing indoor dining at another
California location, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) seemingly dodged the
reporter’s question.
“I’m not going to get caught up in the situational issues. In-N-Out
Burger is one of our great home-based businesses that has great respect,
admiration and I know that the folks at the headquarters at In-N-Out
Burger and visited them, and we really appreciate it,” commented Newsom.
Newsom has been a huge advocate for vaccine mandates as California
was the first state in the nation to enforce them, but the governor
appeared to remain neutral in order to avoid any conflict. The
Democrat’s COVID-19 priorities were seemingly benched for the day as his
priorities shifted to companies threatening to take their business
elsewhere.
As the supply chain crisis has continued to worsen, dozens of ships
in the nation’s busiest port complex still remain off the coast of Los
Angeles waiting to be unloaded. As of recently, companies are
additionally seeing fines for staying past their allotted time in its
terminals.
However, when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) heard about the crisis on
the West Coast, he immediately encouraged businesses to head their way
so they can offer what California isn’t.
“Our ports operate 24/7. I mean, that should be happening anyways.
Anyways, we in Florida have the ability to help alleviate these log jams
and help to ameliorate the problems with the supply chain,” said
DeSantis.
Ships from all over are now rerouting to Jacksonville in efforts to
stock the shelves for Christmas. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy
Patronis also offered a new home to the California burger chain in a
letter to In-N-Out’s president.
In addition, Florida’s most recent strive to bring resolution to
those who may feel stuck involves the governor offering $5,000 to any
out-of-state law enforcement officers joining police departments in
Florida for the first time.
