DeSantis Asks Biden If Djokovic Can Enter U.S. by Boat
This week, politicians have joined the widening effort to grant unvaccinated world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic an exemption from the Biden administration’s nonsensical COVID rules on international travelers. As Djokovic lobbies to play in the Miami Open, an important ATP event that begins later this month, Florida senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio wrote to Biden expressing their displeasure. And now it’s unofficial presidential aspirant Ron DeSantis’s turn.
In a lengthy letter to President Biden on Tuesday, the Florida governor gleefully used every opportunity to defend Djokovic, who hasn’t played in the U.S. since the ban on unvaccinated travelers went into effect, and to bash Biden in terms he clearly considers politically advantageous. Calling the president’s travel policy “unfair, unscientific, and unacceptable,” DeSantis charges that the Biden administration has different rules for undocumented immigrants entering the southern border. He then transitions into some of the quasi-anti-vaxx material he has honed over the past couple of years, dubiously declaring that “the COVID-19 vaccines are not as effective as initially advertised” anyway and — more dubious — that “the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine is now in question.” He also asks Biden whether Djokovic could enter the country via boat. Read the letter below:
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Of some form of reverse psychology to use when asking for political favors?
“You’re terrible. Your administration sucks. Everything you do is wrong. I can’t stand anything about you. Oh, and by the way I want you grant me this favor.”
Is this the same player that caused the big stir in Australia last year or so?
Biden admin should do with this request what the Magats do with everything: deny deny deny. Or delay, deflect, and obstruct with roadblocks until it’s too late and the event is already over.
