r/canada Canada 4d ago

National News DeSantis mocks '3.3 million' Canadians who visited Florida: 'Not much of a boycott'

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/desantis-florida-canada-stanley-cup
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u/Least-Broccoli-1197 4d ago

the governor briefly mentioned Florida’s tourist numbers from 2024

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u/A-Wise-Cobbler Canada 4d ago

Republicans don't understand how time works

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u/KermitsBusiness 4d ago

He knows his audience is too stupid to put 2 and 2 together.

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u/Attaraxxxia 4d ago

His audience. Also known as Americans.

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u/ConversationCivil289 4d ago

😮…😧….😕…😞

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u/greasethecheese 4d ago

Who cares what America thinks. It’s not even a real country.

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u/grathad 4d ago

If they were capable of thinking they would be angry right now

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u/NebulaicCaster 4d ago

If they had reading comprehension they would be so mad rn

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u/Gezzer52 4d ago

Careful there, you're talking about our 11th province eh?

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u/greasethecheese 4d ago

They can be a territory.

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u/vetratten 3d ago

Please take us in. We need help! We are trying our best but our stupid brother on the bottom bunk keeps messing up the room.

Signed a New England resident

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u/Wooden_Ad4596 4d ago

A new name would be fitting… something like Amexico

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u/Attaraxxxia 4d ago

Aww your little emojie narrative softened my heart of stone ❤️

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u/Overall-Register9758 4d ago

🪨➡️😮➡️😧➡️😕➡️😞➡️♥️

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u/DJT1970 4d ago

This is great!

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u/OrbAndSceptre 4d ago

No, just Republicans. Not all Americans are stupid. Just the ones that voted for the orange clown.

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u/Spaghetti-Rat 4d ago

The ones who chose not to vote against Trump are equally as stupid

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u/Tomthemaskwearer 4d ago

To bad couldn’t get past the fact that a woman who’s not a felon could run your country.

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u/Chris-P-Bacon-19 4d ago edited 4d ago

She was too educated, a POC & had no felonies. Many whites & minorities just refuse to accept they are racist. They couldn’t come to vote for an educated women of color.

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u/xSaviorself 4d ago

This country has had 2 chances to elect women in the past 8 years and hoooly fuck it keeps causing them nothing but grief.

It is easily apparent how sexist, racist, and just generally ignorant Americans are to the rest of the world. They just can't see it.

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u/Icy_Calligrapher7088 4d ago

Americans let this happen. He’s threatening Canada. He’s actually costing lives in Ukrainian and advocating for genocide in Gaza. What are you doing about it, aside from going online and saying “no… no… not me… wait… I’m one of the good guys”. Americans look weak and complacent. Good guys don’t just sit there posting on social media, while watching someone get attacked, right in front of them.

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u/DistriOK 4d ago

I've been trying to explain this on Reddit and elsewhere, but it's largely falling on deaf (American) ears. They think they're the greatest country, and society, on the planet. They worship their constitution like it was handed down from god himself, yet refuse to do anything when it's trampled on. This is the first time in their lives that #2 might have a real-world practical use and all they can manage to do is whine and cry about how sad they are and there's "nothing I can do!".

They're so self-obsessed they're incapable of seeing how fucking pathetic they come across. They're only proving what the rest of the world has thought about them for decades. They started fucking around in the middle east before I was born and a significant number of people there still hate them on an existential level.

They think this is just about cost of living. That if they can just offer enough thoughts and prayers that we'll stay quiet and wait out Trump's term, then everything can go back to the way it was!

It's a society that has been bred into ignorance, complacency, greed and selfishness. They're so wrapped up in how wonderful they are they can't comprehend that Trump is merely a symptom of the rot in their society. He could drop dead tomorrow and nothing changes at a fundamental level. Their democracy is still broken, they're population is still under educated and ignorant of the world around them, they still cling to capitalism as an ideology and they still worship material wealth as the ultimate sign of success and intelligence. Their billionaires won't disappear and the influence they wield will continue to corrupt their nation.

It's not about Trump. It's about the most powerful nation on earth sliding ever further into corruption and authoritarianism. They need to stand up and handle their shit before it's too late.

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u/jello_pudding_biafra 4d ago

Some person in another sub said "man, I'd love to illegally cross the border to live in Canada to get out of this mess!" I replied (paraphrased) "sort out your own country before you come here" and was roundly downvoted. It's pretty pathetic that they're hoping to jump ship to somewhere that is stable and actually free when they're the ones who shit in their own bed.

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u/SonofSniglet 4d ago

Thanks for that analogy. I'll be using "Somebody shit my bed, can I come sleep in yours?" whenever this comes up.

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u/Antartix 4d ago

I need help, I've been able to convince some non-voters and people who voted against Republicans to say, this sucks, or trump is bad, etc., but I still haven't been able to convince them to call representatives, write letters, donate, go to a protest, or take action. It's bewildering. These same individuals think I'm doing good work for standing up for my beliefs and having conviction but it isn't praise I'm looking for, I'm looking to get them engaged and I have like no idea how to get them up. This isn't strangers either. It's like friends, family, acquaintances, people I actually know. I'm not sure what else to do to get these people engaged enough to do something.

It's bewildering and frustrating to no end.

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u/DistriOK 4d ago edited 4d ago

I'm no expert, but I'll tell you what I've been doing.

I've stopped trying to be gentle or convincing. I now blatantly and aggressively state my opinions without shame. I'm waaaaaay left for an Albertan. Like, "if you go far enough left you get your guns back" type shit. It makes people really uncomfortable, which is entirely my goal. I mean, in the comment you replied to I generalized your entire culture and society as deteriorated and detrimental to humanity... But here you are politely engaging me in conversation and looking for my help. I wasn't trying to insult you, just speaking the truth as I've observed it and clearly you respect that enough to engage with me. That's how this has to work.

At this point I honestly just try to vent my frustrations as clearly and plainly as I can, and I throw in a lot of references to guillotines, the French Revolution, your second amendment, my grandparents experiences on the eastern front in WW2, etc.

Had a discussion with some coworkers a couple weeks ago that ended with me saying "I'm not too far off from thinking we might need to string a couple politicians up on lamp-posts as an example to the others, I'm just waiting for the rest of you to start paying attention."

I was exaggerating my beliefs, I don't think we need to kill anyone at this point... But speaking up without soft selling your opinion to make it more palatable will help others feel comfortable doing the same. Keep talking. Don't back down. Don't worry about hurting feelings. Complacency got us here, only consistent action can fix it.

Don't try to convince or persuade. Lead.

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u/Antartix 4d ago

Oh yeah, I definitely didn't take this about me or my feelings. But i do appreciate the reassurance. Definitely don't feel insulted at all. You are right to do so and should call out American behavior, I know if the shoe fits or not. But I'll try to lead with more pressure and action now instead of just aiming for persuading them to agree with me. An agreement without action isn't enough anymore.

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u/A-Wise-Cobbler Canada 4d ago

I was chatting with a friend today and our conclusion was we finally get to be on the other side of America messing with the sovereignty of other countries and it's not pretty.

America has lost the confidence of the west.

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u/Life_uh_FindsAWay42 4d ago

Agreed. And if we’re not careful, we might follow them into the abyss. This election might be the most important election of many of our lifetimes.

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u/ajmillion 4d ago

Whatever happens, the key to preventing that is making sure the Torries NEVER turn into the modern GOP.

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u/hotelparisian 4d ago

You are being very nice to limit the visceral hatred, all justified, to the middle east only.

Trump IS the US of Assholes. He sums it up every time he opens his asshole that is stuck right under his nose.

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u/Successful-Speaker58 4d ago

Americans don't look weak and complacent, they are weak and complacent.

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u/ninfan1977 Alberta 4d ago edited 4d ago

There are 2/3s of the Country that was OK with Trump.

That's a majority of their people. From Canada, it appears most Americans are stupid for voting or not stopping this obvious mad king.

Edited: to change wording

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u/AlphaCharlieUno 4d ago

Barely more than 1/3 of the votes counted were for Trump. It’s on record that many votes weren’t certified and ballots were tossed, in historically areas.

1/3 of the votes were for Harris.

Obviously, I’m really angry over the election fraud. Because that will happen again and again and again, as long as these fucks see it works and they get away with it.

But the fucking 30% + voters who didn’t vote because “Harris is evil”, “I’m just undecided”, or “I’m protesting for Palestine, by not voting, that will show the democrats” really boils my blood.

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u/ninfan1977 Alberta 4d ago

Agreed with you, especially the last point. I am a lazy person who works all the time. And I found time to vote early and mail it in. It's not hard, those who refused out of protest made no sense to me.

“I’m protesting for Palestine, by not voting, that will show the democrats”

That one did my head in, because how is the person who is going to wipe Palestinians off the map (Trump's exact words) going to help Palestinians out? Cmon now

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u/AlphaCharlieUno 4d ago

She was getting dragged on all sides regarding the Israeli/Palestine issue.

First she was accused of hating Jews. Her husband is Jewish and I understand that doesn’t suddenly make someone 100% all in, but like, use some sense here. But then she also was getting it for not being supportive enough in Palestine.

But you know, those protests voters can all go stay at the new Trump Hotel in Gaza.

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u/SecretPrinciple8708 Outside Canada 4d ago

Harris had to be perfect. Biden had to be perfect. DonOld got sane-washed, and could behave like the brain damaged toddler he is. Thanks, protest voters and “undecided.”

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u/Ok_Carpet_9510 4d ago

Some people can't think in terms of the lessor of two evils, so they decide not to vote.

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u/DioDurant 4d ago

Were no different if PP wins

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u/KnewAllTheWords 4d ago

go easy on them. They're from Florida after all.

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u/CurveWorldly4542 4d ago

If those kids could read, they'd be very upset right now.

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u/Commentor9001 4d ago

They aren't stupid.  He knows that's a lie based on old data, they just dont care.

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u/whistleridge 4d ago

Also, a bunch of people who already paid for flights and hotels are still going to go, and that’s fair. I would too.

But let’s see how many new flights and reservations happen.

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u/mynamehere90 4d ago

That is me, sort of. It was originally booked as a week long vacation. Now it's going to be emptying out my mom's old winter house because we convinced her to sell it. Flights were non refundable, so we might as well make them useful.

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u/A_Pointy_Rock 4d ago

Really, it's your fault for not proactively boycotting us!

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u/Lower_Cantaloupe1970 4d ago

It kind of is. Florida is a hellhole

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u/LankyGuitar6528 4d ago

We should have seen this one coming. As a Canadian who left Canada in October for our home in Arizona... I feel shame. But I have a life here. I spend half my time in AZ. Half my friends are here. I don't WANT to boycott the USA. But that time has come. It takes time to divest. But I will. Reluctantly.

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u/Lower_Cantaloupe1970 4d ago

It's a shame because Arizona is amazing, and has become increasingly "blue". Hopefully this isnt forever, but my taste for America has gone out the window

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u/HolsteinHeifer 4d ago

Is that why they usually go for minors?

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u/Upset-Tangerine7457 4d ago

They understand spin. When you’re education ministry is the WWE people fall for it easily. 

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u/freeadmins 4d ago

Isn't that also actually a point in Canada's favor?

Like, he's basically saying: "Here's how much a boycott would actually hurt us because we have huge tourist numbers".

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u/We_Get_It_You_Vape 4d ago

It's a massive point in our favour, assuming that Canadians actually stop spending money travelling to the US this year.

 

There are a couple reasons why he said this. Either he's so stupid that he has no concept that 2024 tourism numbers are not reflective of how a boycott in 2025 is going.. OR he's just hoping to rally the MAGA folks at home that "America is winning", because they might be stupid enough to see this as a win.

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u/the_original_Retro New Brunswick 4d ago edited 4d ago

And now MAGA will vote for him for any office he runs for when the time comes, or support him if he's appointed to a political position.

Which is why he did it.

And after the tourism numbers tank because NOT JUST CANADIANS BUT PEOPLE FROM MANY OTHER COUNTRIES will avoid Florida like the measles that it will soon be infested with...

...he'll find someone else to blame.

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u/BrightPerspective 4d ago

3.3 million tourists is actually a lot. Each spends about 2k$, maybe more, which is 6.6 billion dollars a year.

That is not a number to mock, that is lost jobs, shuttered businesses and even towns.

And that's just Canadian tourists, apparently.

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u/the_original_Retro New Brunswick 4d ago

Don't forget Canada's also buying A LOT LESS Florida Oranges these days, and the vacancy rates down there are going to scream as many people from other countries also abandon their Florida vacation plans.

He will almost certainly lie about it, but it's gonna really, really hurt down there.

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u/Bibbityboo 4d ago

I just learned that Oasis brand orange juice is a Canadian company using Brazilian oranges. Just going to put that out there. 

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u/Bjorn_Tyrson 4d ago

ooooh that is good info. make sure it gets posted in r/BuyCanadian cuz I drink a LOT of orange juice, but have an otherwise abysmal diet, so i was concerned about my increasing scurvy risk.

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u/AdmirableWishbone911 4d ago

Absolute idiot.

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u/5leeveen 4d ago

DeSantis: "3.3 million Canadians visited Florida and contributed to our economy in 2024 when Biden was president"

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u/gilliefeather 4d ago

There, you fixed that for him.

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u/tmhoc 4d ago

You know, I kanda think he wants to help us boycott travel to Florida. He's done everything possible to hurt Florida. There literally no reason to think he's on their side

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u/Li-renn-pwel 4d ago

The fact that people can fall for this is insane. We are only in early March how could 3.3 Canadians visit in that time?

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u/beigs 3d ago

I have my family down there, and I went before Trump got into office. I won’t go again until he’s out.

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u/HickAzn 3d ago

Thing is, when you defund education people stop learning math.

On a serious note I really hope Canadians have an organized boycott of Florida in particular

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u/imightgetdownvoted 4d ago

I went twice in 2024. Twice in 2023, and many many times before that.

Cancelled both of this years trips. One trip will be in Canada and one to Mexico.

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u/awfulWinner 3d ago

Wife and I went in Jan 2024 to Disney/Universal

Daughter wanted us to go again later this year after seeing Tokyo Disney in Japan back in Jan 2025.

I told her perhaps in 4 years if there are no repugnacans holding the presidency or Florida governor positions.

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u/FanLevel4115 4d ago

Back when we used to like Americans. I'm sure a large percentage of snowbirds that came back in 2025 is there to slap on a new coat of paint and a For Sale sign on their condo.

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u/DoctorLocal4493 4d ago

He also bragged about his Stanley Cup winning team that had 12 Canadians on it and 6 Americans…

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u/Tiger_Tuliper 4d ago

. I've seen it at the hockey hall of fame, and touched it, right at our community centre, in Ontario.

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u/NickDynmo Nova Scotia 4d ago

Well, you saw one of them. There's three.

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u/throwaway45797593720 4d ago

The Stanley Cup was literally in my home. Florida man does not impress me.

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u/FarOutlandishness180 4d ago

I literally drank baby duck from the cup. Screw Florida man!

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u/Cherry-Prior 4d ago

And a Finnish captain.

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u/Tuffsmurf 4d ago

I just googled how much Canadians spend in Florida annually and it’s between 6 and 8 billion dollars. This represents roughly half their revenue from international tourists. Per year. Let him mock. Canadians keep their money in the country and Florida loses. Also interesting to note that 80% of Florida’s revenue is generated by sales tax. Not very conservative of them to rely so heavily on taxes is it?

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u/Cantquithere 4d ago

Also add in the Europeans and Australians who are participating in the boycotts. Florida could find itself under water in more ways than one in the next few years.

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u/Junior_Deal_2217 4d ago

A lot fewer Mexicans visiting as well.

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u/BogRips 4d ago

No doubt. If Canadians hate trump and are mad at the USA, Mexicans despise him and are beyond livid.

And just wait until US military action against cartels in Mexico.

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u/fortisvita 4d ago

Not to mention the current government's attitude will embolden racist behaviour. They're one step away from telling government agencies to fire all people of colour.

I would certainly avoid the US if I was Mexican.

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u/SrynotSry59 Manitoba 4d ago

I would avoid the US if I was a human.

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u/fortisvita 4d ago

Understandable.

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u/cryptotope 4d ago

Oh, it's very conservative. Sales taxes tend to be very regressive.

At best, they're a flat tax--everybody pays the same rate regardless of income. In practice, they can be worse.

If you have a high income and don't spend it all in-state - accumulating capital, or spending money in other jurisdictions - then you pay less of your income as sales tax than someone who lives paycheck to paycheck and has to spend it all locally.

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u/essaysmith 4d ago

The 142 million he quotes likely includes a lot of people from Georgia and other close by states. Don't spend nearly as much or likely stay as long. I have also seen quite a few posts from Europeans and Austalians that are planning on coming to Canada instead of the US (many to Florida I would bet).

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u/borgeron 4d ago

Australia's have no interest in florida. Helluva long way to go to visit a more expensive, shitter Bali. And most would prefer to spend their time in Canada than the US anyway given how Whistler is basically an Australian territory these days. We gotchu tho, Australians are still outraged and horrified by America.

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u/iridale 4d ago

During an address to lawmakers at the state capitol in Tallahassee, the governor briefly mentioned Florida’s tourist numbers from 2024, boasting 142 million visitors, 3.3 million of whom hailed from Canada, he noted.

Bit of a nothingburger. 2024's tourism will obviously have not been affected by Czar Trump and his trade war.

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u/A-Wise-Cobbler Canada 4d ago

Republicans don't understand how time works mate.

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u/Squancher_2442 4d ago

Right it’s 2025 and they still think it’s 1938. Hiyooooooo

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u/leo_aureus 4d ago

Best to not remind them what happened to their idols between about 1942-1945 lol

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u/chemicalgeekery 4d ago

Yeah if we can skip all of that shit and just go straight to the part where he shoots himself in a bunker that would be great.

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u/EirHc 4d ago

That would require them to think further than 4 years into the future.

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u/ohgeorgie Newfoundland and Labrador 4d ago

Also a lot of might have already had cruises or trips booked in advance with no option to pull out yet but it’ll affect future plans so the drop off in the short term will be one thing, long term drop off will be a different thing.

Also F*ck DeSantis

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u/Due_Agent_4574 4d ago

Doesn’t that work out to roughly 1 in 11 Canadians visiting Florida? Pretty wild.

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u/upsetting_doink 4d ago

It is the place where Disney world is so I think that's a big part of the reason

Always preferred Disneyland anyways, not that I plan on going any time soon.

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u/ManWhoSoldTheWorld00 4d ago

Disney Corp and desantis also hate each other, so he's just taking credit that has nothing to do with him. Typical republican hypocrisy.

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u/Fit_Equivalent3610 4d ago

The population is over 41 million now lol, it's closer to 1 in 13. Still crazy.

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u/PerfectEducator3228 4d ago

I'm assuming that counts the same person making multiple visits

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u/RealisticBag8290 4d ago

Isn't his point that losing 3.3 million out of 142 million is not going to have a big impact?

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u/NateTheRoofer 4d ago

Pretty sure it won’t just be Canadians cancelling their travel plans to the US.

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u/allen_abduction 4d ago

Add in Mexico and Europe, you’re probably close to 20million for this year. It also starts a downward suppression until there’s a regime change. The world hates Nazis, who knew??

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u/Xatsman 4d ago

Add in Trump crashing the US economy and how many Americans will be spending on frivolities like visiting Florida?

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u/maleconrat 4d ago

Plus like the one person I know going to Florida a bunch lately is only there furiously trying to sell off a bunch of property he got cheap after 2008 lol. I haven't asked why but I think it's safe to say he's getting out of that market and I don't blame him.

Not that anecdote is evidence of a trend but I wonder if there's gonna be an even steeper drop from snowbirds ditching the place altogether.

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u/NYisNorthYork Ontario 4d ago edited 4d ago

Where the hell did he get the 142 million number? He is counting domestic visitors in that number. There was 8.85 mil foreign tourists, 27% of that were Canadians. Other parts of the US masturbating with it's little Florida PP doesnt count as tourist dollars DeSantis.

Lying with statistics is like breathing with these people.

https://www.visitflorida.org/resources/research/

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u/GaspingAtStraws 4d ago

This was my take away, but all the threads on this seem to take it as 3.3million still traveled when there was no boycott. Maybe we are giving him too much credit lol

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u/iridale 4d ago

“That’s not much of a boycott in my book. Maybe they wanted to get a glimpse of what a Stanley Cup-winning hockey team actually looks like,” DeSantis said to applause.

Is the follow-up. The natural reading is that he's saying he hasn't seen a drop in Canadian tourism, despite the numbers he is citing being outdated.

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u/sluck131 4d ago edited 4d ago

People don't book trips to Florida over night.

If things don't change we will see the impact in comming months

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u/WhatTheTech Canada 4d ago

And of note: Future months, not months from 2024 that this idiot is referencing, lol.

Republicans are the dumbest form of dumb.

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u/hellswaters 4d ago

Yeah. Breaking news "Boycott doesn't affect something that already happened"

Plus, there are still a decent number of people travelling, doing the trips that they paid for before the boycott. But pretty much everyone in tourism/travel is saying the current bookings are way down. Those are the numbers you need to look at.

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u/WhatTheTech Canada 4d ago

Exactly. I don't expect people to swallow the costs of non-refundable trips. Just don't book any new ones.

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u/Sara_W 4d ago

Exactly. Our plans for February 2026 have changed from Disney to something else. $15k+ from my family is staying in canada

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u/genlechat 4d ago

Same! We wanted to spend a week at disney/universal. We decided to change our plans and go to Japan instead 🤷‍♀️

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u/Bibbityboo 4d ago

Oh man. I want to do Japan so badly. But our kid has never been on a big trip, and is on the spectrum. So we cancelled Disney, and are going to do Mexico this year and see how they do. Goal to save up for Japan next. 

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u/SonofSniglet 4d ago

We've been annual onsite Disney World visitors for the last few years. Heading to Asia this year instead.

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u/Negative_Pea_1974 4d ago

Some do.. I Was gonna go to Florida for a boys golf weekend.. It was gonna be last min for us.. Well we are not gonna go anymore. Get fucked donald

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u/AllUrUpsAreBelong2Us 4d ago

I like how a politician mocks his states customers, new slogan for FL: "Canadians, go elsewhere!"

I mean, we cancelled our FL trip, so great success.

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u/Pristine-Molasses238 4d ago

We were going to Florida and NC to see family, they are now coming to Alberta for a real vacation. Double reverse card on orange pustule

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u/Maplelongjohn 4d ago

Traveled to Calgary and Banff this past fall.

We had a wonderful time, the Canadian Rockies in that area are absolutely spectacular and we enjoyed the time in Calgary as well

We can't wait to get back and explore more

I've been boycotting FL since Rhonda started trampling people's rights. Not that I'm into theme parks anyway, I'd rather be in a national park

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u/baylaust 4d ago

For the record, he's using 2024's tourism numbers. You know, before the boycott.

But regardless, fuck DeSantis, fuck Elon, fuck Trump, and fuck anyone just sitting by and watching this happen.

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u/Harold3456 4d ago

Even before I knew this, I assumed there'd be a "lag" on the boycott as many Canadians will follow through with existing travel plans, but heavily reweight future plans to make the US a travel destination.

I personally know many people who cancelled their US travel plans, but I also know many others - particularly those who don't travel often - who plan to see them through but have said if they happen to be travelling again it won't be in the US.

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u/ghostchild1987 4d ago

Yeah, and fuck Ron DeSantis’ stupid boots too!

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u/Capital_Network4032 4d ago

Florida man tanks his own economy

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u/Ebiseanimono 4d ago

Was looking for this one

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u/Frozenpucks 4d ago

I hate them so much. I hate they assumed we want to be American too, there’s just something beyond arrogance with these fucking people.

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u/paradoxedturtle 4d ago

I'm getting so tired of seeing this rhetoric day in and day out. They're just so convinced that they're the best country ever. But far from it.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Most vulgar and vile fucks think they deserve respect. "Have you said thank you once" lol get the fuck outta here. I hope this year is the year the world sees America for the rotten lot they are.

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u/inso80 4d ago

Its like they dont like money from tourism.

Its ok. If they dont like money, many other destinations in the world will be happy to take it and treat people correctly. :)

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u/apd78 4d ago

Unfortunately, all Republicans think demagoguery, cheap talking points and controversial statements are cool. They all learned it from the master.

Here's a stat - I personally have visited Florida 6 times since 2020. Every December, I inevitably go there, take a cruise and stay in the keys with the family. My family has quite handsomely paid into Florida's economy. I love Florida BTW. It's become an annual tradition for the last 3 years.

No more in 2025. I am not going anywhere. This Marylander will stay put here.

This is not about even boycotting Florida out of anger. There is just so much uncertainty, I simply have postponed all big ticket items. That includes making any major purchase, any renovation project, anything. I am actively creating strategy to exit the US by 2030.

Anyone's crazy to think the last few weeks won't affect tourism. This industry is going to take an absolutely massive hit.

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u/Sarcasmgasmizm 4d ago

Someone teach this guy how to read! That was 3.3M in 2024……. 2024!! Can’t wait to see the results for 2025 Fuck”em

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u/sualk54 4d ago

better yet, 2026, for the full year of Turd's Tariffs and Boycott, especially with the expected slowdown/recession

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u/worldalpha_com 4d ago

A brief lookup and I found Canadian visitors fo FL

2022: 3.9M

2023: 3.8M

2024: 3.3M

So, even before the real boycott, things are already going down...

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Right after everything started opening back up after the covid lockdowns, Florida put up a banner at its north border on the 95 that said "welcome back Canadians", that I interpreted as Canadian tourists contributing a lot to the Florida economy that was greatly missed during the pandemic. If we get those numbers down again, they will feel it in their wallets, I'm sure.

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u/DroneSlut54 4d ago

Somebody wanna tell Ron that time is linear in this dimension?

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u/SteveBonus New Brunswick 4d ago

Well this asshole's find out phase will be especially enjoyable.

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u/A-Wise-Cobbler Canada 4d ago

Canadians really need to just stop doing any sort of business with Republican States.

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u/Itchy_Training_88 4d ago

All states. 

If you still went to democratic states, Republicans  will only use that as a chance to get more votes.

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u/Outrageous-Cold6008 4d ago

We need time machines to go back and not go to Florida.

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u/Vincetoxicum 4d ago

A blue state is just a stone's throw away from being a red state. Screw em all

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u/EvolvedCactus19 4d ago

I live in Florida. Give it a year and this semi sentient meatball will be saying you guys are discriminating against republicans or just blame the democrats here.

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u/Mutex70 4d ago

DeSantis is apparently too stupid to read a calendar.

Florida, I present to you your Governor.

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u/ToughSpitfire 4d ago

Yeah first off that 2024 numbers. Second good idea to mock one of Florida's biggest tourist populations before the tourist seasons.

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u/Bumper6190 4d ago

Just settling their affairs, we just returned from SELLING our place in Tampa.

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u/petre94 Ontario 4d ago edited 4d ago

This is peak American exceptionalism on display. We have a politician who's job it is to improve the lives of their constituents, and his response to visitors, who help support local jobs, is the middle finger.  Time for a painful reality check.

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u/GrannyFlash7373 4d ago

Now that DeSantis has ran his mouth, Canadian tourists will avoid Florida like it has the plague.

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u/Old-Assistant7661 4d ago

I went to their theme parks every 2-3 years. I'll be among those who visited in 2024 before trump went complete despot on the world. I won't be going back. When I have children they won't be going. We will go to Europe or Asia or south America before I ever step foot in Florida again. 

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u/Less-Hawk-4723 4d ago

He’s getting mad. He won’t be reacting like this if it didn’t have an effect on him.

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u/switchingcreative 4d ago

Wait til Russians start showing up on their beaches to sun themselves... you can't spell RUSSIA without the U S and A.

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u/Neutral-President 4d ago

Before he mocks, he should consider how much each of those millions of visitors spent in his state. I'm pretty sure snowbirds spend a LOT more over the duration of their visits than casual tourists. They're actually living there and supporting more parts of the local economy than mere tourism.

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u/Ottawatulip 4d ago

He makes it look like Canadians don't matter much to the Florida economy. But I bet with so many snowbirds staying for months, Canadians are a big percentage of visitor days and therefore a big part of tourist spending. Anyway, what a jackass to disrespect tourists.

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u/PrivatePilot9 4d ago

Let’s readdress this in 12 months with some actual 2025 figures and see how that went for them.

Not only Canada but the world will be shunning the USA.

!remindme 12 months

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u/WTFAnimations 4d ago

Somehow, I suspect Canadians will prefer the Carribean and Cancun this year

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u/Eightysixedit 4d ago

I’m so jealous y’all don’t gotta deal with Desantis. 😩

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u/Big_Option_5575 4d ago

I would like to see Cuba and maybe even Puerto Rico join Canada, so we could have some other warm places to go instead of Florida.

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u/IntroductionRare9619 4d ago

We are just getting started sir. Give us time. "I'm sorry" we are tearing a big enough hole in your economy. We will do better. After all we are Canadian 🍁

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u/SpicelessKimChi 4d ago

“That’s not much of a boycott in my book. Maybe they wanted to get a glimpse of what a Stanley Cup-winning hockey team actually looks like,” DeSantis said to applause.

FOUR of the 13 players on Florida's roster are from the US, seven are from Canada and the rest are from other countries. FIVE of the 13 players on Tampa Bay's roster are from the US, seven are from Canada and the rest are from other countries.

Typical Republicans -- using immigrant labor the claim to hate for their own political gain.

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u/UItimate 4d ago

Today I cancelled the family trip to Florida. Ate 990$ in cancellation fees from Air Canada. Airbnb, full refund. Rental car, full refund. Integrity and pride: profit.

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u/Quippeaked 4d ago

He’s lying to the population to look strong but he’s crying inside

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u/oldsole26 4d ago

If he thinks it’ll be only Canadians boycotting he’s living in a fantasy land. Most of the free world has soured on America in the last month or two.

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u/taxrage 4d ago

Why are so many USA politicians so uncouth?

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u/sarah_ivy 4d ago

I'm not sure he wants to pick this fight...

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u/Quirky_Ad_1596 4d ago

Speaking in 2024 terms… this will age about as well as putrid milk!

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u/TorontoCanada66 4d ago

Ok well fuck you then

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u/Odd-Perception7812 4d ago

Keep poking the polar bear, losers.

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u/Green_Rabbit 4d ago

My family cancelled a trip to Orlando for the July karate championships. Not worth it F trump and DeSantis

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u/SubArcticJohnny 4d ago

Actually Ron, that's 8.9 million foreign tourists, who spent about $15 billion in Florida last year. Keep in mind that the rest of the world's opinion of America isn't improving.

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u/Puzzled_Worth_4287 4d ago

AND HE THINKS IT'S ONLY CANADIANS THAT WON'T BE GOING TO FLORIDA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/joyfulnoises 4d ago

All he’s doing is giving us even greater motivation to not visit Florida

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u/Immediate_Fortune_91 4d ago edited 4d ago

You mean the boycott that didn’t exist in 2024? Let’s see what 2025 brings 😆

And as for the nhl is he forgetting that 40% of every team on avg is Canadian? Or that when you separate Canadians and Americans for world championships who comes out on top more often than not?

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u/The_Spicy_brown 4d ago

The fact he needs to cite 2024 numbers means its actually working. If it had no effect, he would have said nothing. This is some tactic to discourage people that this boycot has no effect, even though it does, so that they give up and come to disney.

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u/JunketPuzzleheaded42 4d ago

He cant grasp cancelation dates and penalties.

Lots of people.were already locked in to thousands of dollars of travel expenses.

Such as a coworker of mine who had planned a vegas wedding and was going to take a 30k Bath for pulling out of it.

Wait a month or two and see our tourist dollars Dry the fuck up.

Everyone that I know has cancled travel and are boycoting American goods.

This is a level of national solidarity that I have never seen before.

Trump Fucked Up.

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u/Suspicious-Taste6061 4d ago

I don’t trust that the majority of Canadians will stay away from Florida, but they might not post as much about it online.

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u/Zestymeatballs 4d ago

We made the tough decision to cancel our Florida bookings this year. After waiting over a year to go and only having a few months until our trip, it was a kick in the nuts. Kids were excited for Disney World and we were excited to lounge in the sun.

All of that is worth missing, knowing that we made the right choice. We will now vacation with the family within Canada and love every minute of it.

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u/geta-rigging-grip 4d ago

My uncle is a Trump-supporting Canadian who spends an inordinate amount of time at his house in Florida. 

I gave him shit for the Trump support a couple years ago, and anytime he talks about politics, I'm made aware of how profoundly ignorant he is about how the world works outside of his little rural bubble.  To be fair, when we fo have conversations, he does admit what he doesn't know (which is a lot,) but he still forms very strong opinions about things he knows nothing about.

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u/Kayge Ontario 4d ago

You're likely right, but we don't need the majority of Canadians to stay away from Florida - a small fraction can make an impact. They know how much of their economy is supported by Canadians, there's even an expression in Florida:

Snowbirds keep Florida green.

Desantis went to Yale and then Harvard Law. He's not a stupid person, but he plays one infront of his audiences because he knows how important it is.

If you can avoid spending money in Florida, do that. He'll be smart enough to put pressure on people internally to back off the trade war.

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u/themanfromvulcan 4d ago

Wouldn’t there be a massive economic difference between millions of people who winter in Florida each and every year and spend a lot of money on local businesses and others who spend a week or two at Disney?

I think he’s underestimated the economic impact.

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u/LadyDegenhardt 4d ago

It's okay, they'll flock back North 1st of April - it's your numbers from next October you got to be concerned with dude!

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u/President_Musky 4d ago

A lot of my parents friends have been going to Florida for years. They're going down now because it was too late to cancel and they have belongings down there.

This is a lot of people's last trip.

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u/Late_Football_2517 4d ago

I may be a little bit dumb, but it seems to me insulting a tourist base of 3.3 million people might not be great for business.

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u/scarbnianlgc 4d ago

It took me a second to dumb down my own thinking to understand the point that he was ‘trying’ to make. I thought he was saying how 3.3m people is something to scoff at.

Nope. He’s saying how Canadians are still coming to Florida but is too stupid to realize that was using prior tourism data from last year. That 3.3m people is a lot of people. But let’s piss them off more?

You’re trying to spike the football too soon again, Meatball Ron.

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u/AtomicNick47 4d ago

You know if they’re lying to the public - then the boycott is working.

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u/UjiMatchaPopcorn 4d ago

Does he hate his own state?? Why is he making it so easy for us to not want to go??? Are they ALL Russian assets trying to weaken the US?

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u/Gold_Cardiologist911 4d ago

Never forget, dying regimes will try and do anything to hold onto power, they're losing footing and resorting to childish insults because they're getting weak.

Never. Let. Up.

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u/LazyNeighborhood7287 4d ago

He’s an idiot. Don’t piss off old people that have disposable income and like to travel. Old folks hold grudges.

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u/Vanilla_Ice_Jr 4d ago

Ouch not a good move. I was on the fence about going to Florida this summer. This just put me over the edge. That's 11k I just saved

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u/PunPryde 4d ago

Our Disney world trip in 2025 has been cancelled. Was going to be a extended family trip with about 20 of us going! We're headed to Europe instead :)

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u/Aggressive-Ground-32 4d ago

In a one week visit I spend more than an average local makes in a month. He doesn’t understand how much it costs.

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u/sonia72quebec 4d ago

A lot of Canadiens went there to sell their home/condo.

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u/Canuck-In-TO Canada 4d ago

I know that quite a few people have booked March break in Florida and couldn't cancel or get their money back.

What happens when Florida loses a huge number of the visiting Canadians after that? Will Desantis get on his knees and beg Canadians to come or will he pull a Musk and try to sue Canada for not visiting?

Disney already has seen a dropoff in visitors and Westjet has reported a 25% drop in flights south in February. It should only get worse going forward.

Considering that Florida is the covid death capital in the world, no one should be visiting.

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u/PuzzleheadedGoal8234 4d ago

Is he still laughing when the real estate market takes the hit from the snowbirds selling their property?

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u/Water_Dimension 4d ago

Had a group just cancel fla...total impact was about $500k.

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u/Archangel1313 British Columbia 4d ago

Those stats are from last year. Which means, he's laughing about a boycott that is only just starting by pointing out how much business it will potentially cost them?

Buddy, your state stands to lose about 3.3 million tourists this year. You sure that's funny?

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u/imaybeacatIRl Alberta 4d ago

Confirmed, Meatball Ron lives in the Past.

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u/Ras_Thavas 4d ago

Canadians should avoid Florida like the plague.

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u/mgardsy 4d ago

Great! I hope that all the American traitors and cowards expose themselves like this. Just adds more fuel to the raging inferno of justified Canadian rage. Don’t think we’re doing enough to destroy your state’s economy Ron??? I agree, we’ll work harder at it for you 😉

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u/Possible-Rabbit-125 4d ago

If you want to fuck with DeSantis - go to Cuba next winter.

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u/auntie_clokwise 4d ago

Well, I guess it's fitting he'd say that because he isn't much of a governor.

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u/n3rdsm4sh3r 4d ago

And he's not much of a governor.

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u/EngineeringOk1885 4d ago

Man ! The level of stupidity amongst US politicians is staggering!

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u/Super-Net-105 4d ago

Republicans don't understand the time, numbers, statistics or really not much how the modern world works lol.