DeSantis slams NAACP leaders for vacationing in Florida.

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis Calls Out NAACP Leaders for Hypocrisy

Hold on to your hats, folks! Republican governor and potential 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has just called out the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for their hypocrisy. In a recent appearance on Fox News, DeSantis criticized the organization’s leaders for vacationing in Florida after warning black people not to visit the state. Talk about a double standard!

DeSantis didn’t hold back, pointing out that some of the NAACP board members have actually contributed to Florida’s record tourism and even posted pictures of their Florida vacations on social media. It seems like they’re happy to enjoy all that Florida has to offer, but don’t want anyone else to do the same.

Caught in the Act

Here’s NAACP board Vice Chair Karen Boykin-Towns enjoying a lovely Florida vacation in April 2021.

Maybe she wants you to forgo your vacation so her next one will be less crowded? pic.twitter.com/4bB0Uf9sfs

— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) May 22, 2023

But it gets even better. Last week, the NAACP issued a travel advisory warning black people to avoid traveling to Florida due to “openly hostile” policies. However, the advisory didn’t cite any data, and the Washington Free Beacon reported that black Floridians actually enjoy lower unemployment, higher median incomes, and lower rates of hate crimes and police killings than their counterparts in other states. Oops!

When confronted with this data, the president of the NAACP dismissed it as “propaganda language.” It seems like they’re more interested in pushing their own agenda than actually helping the people they claim to represent.

And it’s not just the NAACP. LGBT groups have also joined in warning against visits to Florida, citing anti-LGBT laws, gun laws, abortion restrictions, and “racial prejudice” as reasons why the state is “hostile” to the LGBT community. Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton even got in on the action, tweeting that “Ron DeSantis’s ultra-MAGA Florida isn’t safe for people of color, LGBTQ+ people, or even multi-billion dollar corporations.”

Despite all the warnings, Florida continues to attract visitors from all over the world, including NAACP leaders who apparently enjoy vacationing in the Sunshine State. It seems like they can’t resist all the fun and excitement that Florida has to offer, even if they don’t want anyone else to experience it.