DeSantis Designates CAIR, Muslim Advocacy Group, a ‘Terrorist Organization’ NYT | Top Stories By: Patricia Mazzei 9 December 2025 at 09:33 The executive order from the Florida governor came after another Republican governor, Greg Abbott of Texas, issued a similar declaration last month. © Doug Mills/The New York TimesGov. Ron DeSantis’s order comes after another Republican governor, Greg Abbott of Texas, issued a similar declaration against the Council on American-Islamic Relations.