On a weekend of transparent blue skies, low humidity and temperatures in the 1980s, when Floridans visited near beaches and parks, Sarasota County’s most prominent resident turned to Twitter.
Author Stephen King blamed former President Donald Trump for the deaths of “hundreds of thousands of Americans” and criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis for his February 19 announcement that Florida would cut off flags to separate after making plans for the funeral of conservative radio personality Limb Rushaugh.
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King, 73, the horror masterpiece such as “It” and “Carrie,” lives in a waterfront mansion he shares with his wife, Tabitha, in Casey Key. His first debatable comment of the weekend came Friday as The Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, was taking a position in Orlando.
“When Donald Trump gets an O at CPAC, who applauds a guy who fostered an insurrection in the American capital and who, through stupidity, ineptitude and ruthless contempt, has killed thousands of Americans,” King wrote on Twitter. what they applaud. “
When Donald Trump pulls out an O at CPAC, who applauds a guy who fostered an insurrection in the American capital and who, out of stupidity, ineptitude and relentless contempt, has killed thousands of Americans, that’s what they applaud.
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King, who has more than 6 million fans on the social networking site, remained active on Twitter on the weekend with a tweet Saturday about his new eBook “Later”, which will be published this week through Hard Case Crime.
“Mandatory promotional message: I have a new eBook to be published next Tuesday, March 2,” King wrote. “It’s called LATER, hardcase Crime. Si buy a copy, I hope so. “
Mandatory promotional message: I have a new ebook that will be published next Tuesday, March 2, it is called LATER, from Hardcase Crime. If you buy a copy, I’ll wait for you.
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On Sunday, King returned to politics.
“Ron DeSantis looked for the flags to fly halfway to Rush Limbaugh,” he wrote. “What a tool”.
Ron DeSantis sought for the flags to fly halfway to Rush Limbaugh. “What a tool.
This isn’t king’s first time commenting on DeSantis. On February 22, the governor of Florida criticized the governor of Florida for a debatable COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Lakewood Ranch.
King wrote: “It is probably even imaginable that Ron DeSantis provided wealthy, republican-prone communities like Lakewood Ranch with political-precedence vaccines.
It is even imaginable that Ron DeSantis provided wealthy, republican-prone communities like Lakewood Ranch with vaccines of precedence for political gain.
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Finally, on February 24, King commented on Tiger Woods’ recovery, and noted his own injury in 1999 that led him to Longboat Key in recovery, before buying his existing home near Casey Key.
“In 1999, I suffered serious leg injuries after being hit by a van while walking,” King wrote. “Now I can play tennis and walk 3 miles a day. Tiger can recover, but it’ll take time. It took me five years. “to go back to 90%. “
In 1999, I was seriously injured in my leg after being hit by a van while walking. Now I can play tennis and walk 3 miles a day. Tiger can recover, but it’ll take time. It took me five years to get back to 90. %.
Wade Tatangelo, the Herald-Tribune’s entertainment editor, can be contacted via email wade. tatangelo@heraldtribune. com.