Major state labels CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

A new designation of the Council on America-Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations has been announced, and the two activist groups have promised to sue.

State officials in Florida, which handed out the label, said, “Bring it on.”

It is in a report at the RAIR Foundation that explained, “In a stunning escalation following months of revelations and pressure generated by RAIR Foundation USA’s investigative reporting, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has formally designated both the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations under state authority — an unprecedented move that mirrors Texas’s historic action earlier this year.”

It’s the first time, the report said, Florida has acknowledged the groups “as a dangerous extremist infrastructure engaged in violence, coercion, and ideological subversion.”

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Florida is designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations.

Florida agencies are hereby directed to undertake all lawful measures to prevent unlawful activities by these… pic.twitter.com/2s48yYfEg7

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) December 8, 2025

The foundation said the announcement arrived just weeks after RAIR’s multi-part investigative series exposed the Muslim Brotherhood’s deep institutional penetration of Florida through taxpayer-funded schools, refugee networks, mosque infrastructure, and political influence operations.

The state confirms the groups have “long engaged in and supported violence, political assassinations and terror attacks on civilians,” and seek to set up a “global Islamic caliphate.”

When the groups promised a lawsuit, the governor said he would look forward to discovery.

I look forward to discovery — especially the CAIR finances. Should be illuminating! https://t.co/2ONFTrVnDh

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) December 9, 2025

Bring it on. https://t.co/oBTZlwzVet

— James Uthmeier (@JamesUthmeierFL) December 9, 2025

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