NBC Tries To Cheap-Shot Florida And Gov. DeSantis, Fails Miserably

LESTER HOLT: As millions of Americans picked up and moved during the pandemic, few states saw a bigger boom than Florida. But for some transplants, the Sunshine State has lost its luster. Shannon Pettypiece explains.

DENNIS COLE: I mean, I agree, this is beautiful. You know, you can't ask for a nicer setting.

SHANNON PETTYPIECE: Months into the pandemic, Dennis Cole sold his Connecticut home and like hundreds of thousands of Americans, headed to Florida. Many, drawn by the state's lower taxes and sunny skies.

COLE: It’s not the panacea I had in my head.

PETTYPIECE: But now, he's preparing to put his Florida house on the market and move back north.

COLE: We have political issues in Florida that are just ugly. We have costs skyrocketing.