Oh, look at that, Florida Man strikes again. And this time, in a particularly gross way.

Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Tampa for a press conference Wednesday morning, and he made it very obvious he is NOT a fan of face masks.

According to WFLA, DeSantis was at the University of South Florida to announce funding for cybersecurity education. Before taking the podium to address the audience, the governor actually scolded a bunch of students behind him who were wearing masks.

“You do not have to wear those masks,” DeSantis said. “I mean, please take them off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything and we’ve gotta stop with this COVID theater. So if you want to wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous.”

The governor’s opposition to masks is no secret. He’s the MAGA governor, the man many think will eventually take Trump’s place when he retires from politics. DeSantis made a series of moves last year to block mask mandates, even signing an executive order withholding state funds from schools that impose them. In February, he said parents should be given the power to sue school districts if they have a child who “was illegally forced-masked this year in Florida.”

DeSantis also said that students who have speech, emotional and physical problems should also be able to sue because they were forced to wear a mask. And a quick reminder that Ukrainian children are dealing with war right now and DeSantis is whining about masks, but I digress.

And according to WFLA reporter Evan Donovan, the students were in high school, not college. So DeSantis was yelling and scolding minors. Nice guy.

NEW: @GovRonDeSantis annoyed with USF students—

"You do not have to wear those masks. Please take them off. Honestly, it's not doing anything. We've gotta stop with this Covid theater. So if you wanna wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous."https://t.co/7j1Pb2hV53 @WFLA pic.twitter.com/ZIOyTHLOh3

— Evan Donovan (@EvanDonovan) March 2, 2022

Correction: I believe these students are in high school.

Hillsborough School District says some of their kids from Middleton HS in Tampa were involved in the presser, so I believe these are those students.

— Evan Donovan (@EvanDonovan) March 2, 2022

Twitter was sickened:

This is who he is. He’s a bully. A jerk. Those are college kids there to be props for this jackass. If I was their parent I’d be knocking on his door about being a prick to my kid. Hey @GovRonDeSantis we see you. You’re never going to be President. https://t.co/ZvfD4msuuc

— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) March 2, 2022

Unbelievable. Florida…please vote out this maniac as soon as you can… https://t.co/V2m8GmDdpa

— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) March 2, 2022

DeathSantis is the ridiculous theatre. How many Floridians are dead or long haulers due to his policies & shameful bully tactics??? https://t.co/B9X60EkK9c

— Xavier Hale (@XavierhaleHale) March 2, 2022

What an utter whiny, ignorant and mean little man he is.

Ron DeSantis won't feel ashamed for how he talked to these young people because he's a selfish pile of crap.

He creates 'theater' all the time. Those kids weren't doing anything wrong.#DeSantis https://t.co/2cCL9KSUjq

— Ann 🌎 🌻 🌊☮ 🌈 (@GeekTalk51) March 2, 2022

WTF! Ron DeSantis yelling at children for wearing a mask? FLORIDA NEEDS TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM!#DeSantis #bully #Disgusting https://t.co/L56bmHQOmb

— 🌊Sandy 🪶#GunReformNow #BidenHarris2024 #VoteBlue (@CynthiaHarless1) March 2, 2022

Ron DeSantis doesn't know that political props are worth less when you take them out of their packaging https://t.co/O59QzlXYYV

— Frank Lesser (@sadmonsters) March 2, 2022