DeSantis designates Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as terrorist organizations, CAIR responds
Dec 08, 2025
Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that Florida is officially designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations.The announcement, made through posts on
the governors official Facebook and X accounts, said:EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELYFlorida is designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations.Florida agencies are hereby directed to undertake all lawful measures to prevent unlawful activities by these organizations, including denying privileges or resources to anyone providing material support.CAIR responded to this announcement, saying in part, "We look forward to defeating Governor DeSantis latest Israel First stunt in a court of law, where facts matter and conspiracy theories have no weight. In the meantime, we encourage all Floridians and all Americans to speak up against this latest attempt to shred the Constitution for the benefit of a foreign government."
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