Tennis-Florida's DeSantis urges Biden to let unvaccinated Djokovic enter US for Miami Open
March 8, 2023, 8:10 AM
(Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has called on U.S. President Joe Biden to allow Novak Djokovic to compete at this month's Miami Open despite the world number one being unvaccinated for COVID-19.
Djokovic, one of the most high-profile athletes unvaccinated against the virus, applied to the U.S. government last month for special permission to play at ATP Masters events Indian Wells, which begins on Wednesday, and the March 19-April 2 Miami Open.
The Serbian, 35, formally withdrew from Indian Wells on Sunday. Florida Senator Rick Scott said that U.S. officials had denied Djokovic's request.
"This denial is unfair, unscientific and unacceptable," DeSantis wrote in a letter to Biden on Tuesday.
"I urge you to reconsider. It's time to put pandemic politics aside and give the American people what they want - let him play."
Republican DeSantis signed a law in November 2021 banning schools, businesses and government entities from requiring vaccination against COVID-19, drawing condemnation from health experts and Democratic leaders.
The U.S. currently bars unvaccinated foreigners from entry into the country, a policy that is expected to be lifted when the government ends its COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11.
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Fla Dem
(23,347 posts)But of course, the 3 idiot Republicans turning Fla into an autocracy want him to receive special treatment. He can easily enter by getting vaccinated.
Botany
(70,289 posts)People who don't get vaccinated become hosts to the C-19 virus and in doing so they allow
the virus to grow and mutate inside of them and those mutations become the next "new strain"
of corona virus and the party keeps going.
Fla Dem
(23,347 posts)Botany
(70,289 posts)n/t
SouthernDem4ever
(6,459 posts)I didn't even watch the final men's match of the Australian Open since it was Djokovic in the match. He is an asshole. That's why Desatan loves him. It takes one to love one.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Novak Djokovics father seen posing with pro-Putin group at Australian Open
This article is more than 1 month old
Srdjan Djokovic tells flagbearers long live Russian citizens
Footage follows arrest of pro-Russian fans at Australian Open
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/26/novak-djokovics-father-seen-posing-with-flagbearing-supporters-of-vladimir-putin-at-australian-open
No wonder the Floridas Mussolini loves him. Deathsantis will have Russian oligarchs running loose and Putin concentration camps full of Ukrainian Woman and children.
samplegirl
(11,415 posts)Thats what they do to us!
Biden wanted to go to E. Palestine and Dewine said no.
Karadeniz
(22,269 posts)Fla Dem
(23,347 posts)Australia has lifted the tennis stars three-year ban on entering the country, imposed when he was deported in January over his failure to be vaccinated against Covid
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/world/australia/novak-djokovic-australian-open.html
cbabe
(3,440 posts)Withdrawn. Game over.
https://www.bbc.com sport tennis 60685794
Djokovic pulls out of Indian Wells & Miami - BBC Sport
Mar 9, 2022Former world number one Novak Djokovic played in his first tournament of 2022 in Dubai in February. Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Indian Wells and the Miami Open - the first two Masters Series ..
(Repost from yesterday)
Fla Dem
(23,347 posts)Mar 8, 2023, 11:05 AM EST. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday blasted President Joe Biden for a rule preventing tennis superstar Novak Djokovic from participating in the upcoming Miami Open tournament without a COVID-19 vaccination. Under the current requirements, the Serbian is not permitted to enter the country without the inoculation.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-joe-biden-novak-djokovi-miami_n_64089a7ee4b0dfe632118375
In my original post it was stated that Djokovic had withdrawn on Sunday, the 5th after requests from Rubio and Scott were denied. It was then that "I can demand anything DeSantis" made his demand to Biden YESTERDAY.
I'm sure that will be ignored or formally denied. Whether Djokvic does or doesn't play isn't really the issue. It's the smugness of DeSantis.