DeSantis vows to fight federal vaccine mandate: It’s ‘going down’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisRon DeSantisDeSantis floats formation of police force to crack down on election crimes Foreign automakers mount push against EV tax credit University of Florida professor says he was blocked from testifying about coronavirus measures MORE (R) on Thursday vowed to fight President BidenJoe BidenDemocrats hit panic button after Virginia collapse Manchin says he won’t vote to overrule Senate parliamentarian Carville blames ‘stupid wokeness’ for Democratic losses MORE‘s federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying that the rule is “going down.”

DeSantis promised during a news conference in Jacksonville, Fla., that the state will contest the rule “immediately,” according to a local NBC News affiliate station.

“Florida will be responding, and I think the rule’s going down, I just don’t think that there’s an adequate basis for it, and I think you’ve even seen people on…