'CBS Mornings' anchors fret over Florida migrants being relocated to Martha's Vineyard: 'Inhumane'

"CBS Mornings" anchors lamented Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R., relocating illegal immigrants from his state to Martha’s Vineyard on Thursday.

Co-hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson each took turns spinning and or bashing DeSantis' move Thursday. King called it "inhumane," Burleson described it as a cynical, political move and Dokoupil spun it as DeSantis sending poor migrants to a "rocky island," although Martha's Vineyard is one of the nation's ritziest enclaves.

As Fox News Digital reported Wednesday, Florida officials sent two planes full of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday. This move was in keeping with DeSantis’ pledge to drop off illegal immigrants in progressive states like Massachusetts.

DeSantis’ move wasn’t a surprise. In April, the state’s budget approved $12 million "for the Florida Department of Transportation to remove illegal immigrants from the state and relocate them."

Prominent liberals in mainstream media and on social media have decried the move and CBS was no exception.

"Migrants are flown to Martha’s Vineyard not knowing where they are. How they wound up being used for politics," Burleson said in a preview segment.... (Read more)

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