The Tampa office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations — better known as CAIR — taped an orange notice to its doors Thursday and ceased operations, making sure to take a parting shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis while invoking the Constitutional right to free speech.
CAIR’s prickliness with Florida’s conservative governor is unsurprising. He’s been a massive thorn in the organization’s side for almost a year. Back in December of 2025, DeSantis, following in the footsteps of Texas and, interestingly, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before them, issued an executive order that designated CAIR a terrorist organization, making it susceptible to executive action in the state.