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Coco Gauff, upset with ‘current state’ of Florida government, says it’s a ‘crazy time’ to be a Black resident

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A Florida Gov Ron DeSantis spokesperson replied that the state is ‘thriving’

Coco Gauff is encouraging young people and her peers to vote, as she is upset with the “current state” of the Florida government.

The reigning U.S. Open champion resides in the Sunshine State and pushed back against Gov. Ron DeSantis regarding book bans.

“We aren’t happy with the current state of our government in Florida, especially everything with the books and just the way our office operates,” Gauff said at the Italian Open last week.

“At the end of the day, it comes down to the youth and the community being outspoken. So I encourage everyone to vote, and use your voice regardless of who you vote for. There’s no point in complaining (about) the political climate of the world if you don’t exercise your right to vote.”

“I feel like sometimes in my generation, people think their vote doesn’t count. We should just all just use our voices and use the power that we have.”

She noted that it is “a crazy time to be a Floridian, especially a Black one at that.”

DeSantis’ camp clapped right back, though.

“It is definitely ‘a crazy time to be a Floridian,’ with the number one economy in the nation, the best state for education and parental empowerment (with no banned books), record-breaking tourism, and being the number one destination for Americans leaving other states behind,” spokesperson Jeremy Redfern said in a statement, via The Daily Mail. “With the leadership of Governor DeSantis, Florida is thriving.”

Gauff did add that she is leaving “who I vote [for] myself” and is “not publicly backing any candidate.”

Gauff has been speaking out about racial injustice and police brutality ever since that speech in 2020 in front of City Hall in her hometown of Delray Beach.

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