Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell has criticized the NAACP for issuing a travel advisory for Florida, stating that the organization has shifted from being a "premier organization" serving Black people to "serving White liberals, Democrat politicians, and Democrat activists."
Caldwell argued that the advisory could ultimately harm Black-owned businesses. He also suggested that the NAACP should issue a travel advisory for cities like Chicago and Baltimore, where Black people have been paying the price for Democrats policies. Caldwell added that the NAACP has a choice to make: Either serve Black people or become a puppet for the Democratic Party.
"This message is for you NAACP: Either you're going to serve Black people as your mission is focused on, or what it used to be focused on, or you're going to be a puppet for the Democratic Party. And right now you're being a puppet," he said.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis press secretary Jeremy Redfern told Fox News Digital the travel advisory was "nothing more than a stunt." Redfern noted that DeSantis just last month celebrated Florida getting 37.9 million tourist visits in the first three months of this year, a state record for a single quarter.
Caldwell argued that Florida is not hostile towards African Americans, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals. He pointed out that visitors who came all across the state of Florida brought in over $100 billion that helped service 1.7 million jobs. Florida is also the number one place for doing business for African-Americans in terms of Black businesses and Hispanic Americans as well. Caldwell added that the NAACP should focus on serving Black people rather than being a political tool for the Democratic Party.
"It is troubling. It's beyond troubling that the organization has been used for politics," he said. "If they want to put out a travel advisory, they should put one out in Chicago where my baby brother Christian was murdered on June 24th of last year, where there's been many other people who have been murdered in the city of Chicago"
Caldwell concluded by stating that the NAACP needs to do better and stop going after someone because they are a political opponent like Ron DeSantis. He argued that the organization should focus on its mission of serving Black people rather than being a political tool for the Democratic Party.
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