Florida Gov. DeSantis is calling on President Biden to make an exception for Novak Djokovic and let the tennis star into the country for a tournament in Miami despite his refusal to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
urged Biden to “let him play” in the Miami Open later this month.
“It’s time to put pandemic politics aside and give the American people what they want,” DeSantis wrote in the letter, which was dated Tuesday. “The time has come to give up the fiction that COVID vaccines remain a necessary tool to promote public health,” he added.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during his State of the State address in Tallahassee, Fla. on Tuesday.Djokovic is prohibited from entering the U.S. because of his decision to not get vaccinated. The
requires all air travelers who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to be fully vaccinated before flying into the country.
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