{"id":1454229,"date":"2022-04-26T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454229"},"modified":"2022-04-26T13:00:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T17:00:43","slug":"enes-kanter-freedom-considers-move-to-florida-after-meeting-with-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/enes-kanter-freedom-considers-move-to-florida-after-meeting-with-desantis\/","title":{"rendered":"Enes Kanter Freedom Considers Move To Florida After Meeting With DeSantis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fenes-kanter-freedom-considers-move-to-florida-after-meeting-with-desantis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454229&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-35.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Former NBA Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom said on Tuesday that he\u2019s considering a move to Florida after meeting with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>Freedom shared the words in a Twitter post alongside DeSantis on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">It was a pleasure to meet with <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@GovRonDeSantis,\u201d Freedom wrote. \u201c<\/span>Huge thanks for your support and friendship. I\u2019ll definitely consider your offer to move to Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was a pleasure to meet with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Huge thanks for your support and friendship.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll definitely consider your offer to move to Florida \ud83d\ude04 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pMPwt6YAgw\">pic.twitter.com\/pMPwt6YAgw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesFreedom\/status\/1518979557272997891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Freedom, who was born in Switzerland and raised in his family\u2019s native country of Turkey, has become known as an outspoken advocate of freedom.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA star has faced opposition from his own nation of Turkey after he began speaking out on freedom-related issues. Turkey revoked his passport and jailed his father when he started speaking against his home country\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy sparked international attention as his passport was revoked, putting Freedom\u2019s eligibility for NBA games in Canada into question, but the Canadian government allowed him to travel to the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston Celtics player legally\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-enes-kanter-to-change-last-name-to-freedom\">changed<\/a> his last name to \u201cFreedom\u201d in 2021 as he prepared to become an American citizen in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople should feel very lucky and blessed to be in a country like America where there\u2019s human rights,\u201d The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/enes-kanter-freedom-deals-blow-to-china-wears-free-uyghurs-shirt-in-olympic-ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> Freedom saying in February. \u201cAnd obviously, America is having her own problems. But change can only happen in America with freedom of speech. And without freedom, we cannot do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Freedom has met with other American political leaders in recent weeks as well. On Sunday, he was spotted in a picture with North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer and North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonored to meet this selfless and courageous #humanrights advocate,\u201d Wrigley wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This was a treat\u2026my pal <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenKevinCramer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenKevinCramer<\/a>  stopped in this week w\/his friend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesFreedom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EnesFreedom<\/a> .  \u201cPeople are people,\u201d as they say\u2026 But some have extraordinary courage. Honored to meet this selfless and courageous <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/humanrights?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#humanrights<\/a>  advocate\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wTMzRNduSZ\">pic.twitter.com\/wTMzRNduSZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drew H. Wrigley (@DrewWrigley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewWrigley\/status\/1518275940220080130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cramer also referred to Freedom\u2019s account in a Twitter post last week.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cEvery freedom-loving American should hear <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@EnesFreedom<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u2019s story,\u201d the senator wrote. \u201cHis personal testimony serves as an example of how blessed we are to live in the U.S.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Freedom also recently posted a picture of himself standing alongside former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cIt was a pleasure to meet and talk about foreign policy with <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@SecPompeo,\u201d Freedom tweeted. \u201c<\/span>Huge thanks for your support and friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was a pleasure to meet and talk about foreign policy with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecPompeo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecPompeo<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Huge thanks for your support and friendship. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJYSm2lAwN\">pic.twitter.com\/YJYSm2lAwN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesFreedom\/status\/1518244975334633472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite his American citizenship, Freedom noted he is always under threat when traveling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is always a threat. I have received many messages threatening my life. If I am going to a country, the first thing I do is get in touch with the government or services to make sure they provide me with security wherever I go. Erdogan\u2019s people can be anywhere. The same will happen if I go to Greece, where I trust people,\u201d he said during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalherald.com\/turkish-american-basketball-player-on-being-targeted-for-his-activism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with the National Herald last week.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/utm.io\/ueuP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NBA Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom said on Tuesday that he\u2019s considering a move to Florida after meeting with Republican Gov. 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