A.G. Gancarski
Ron DeSantis isn’t holding back about The Walt Disney Co. narrowing the scope of its lawsuit against his administration.
The Florida Governor and 2024 presidential candidate said the company would lose even its revised federal claim, calling the plaintiff position “bogus.”
“They’re going to lose and they’re obviously going to lose that claim. It’s a bogus claim. These were acts of the Florida Legislature. They had every right to make sure that Disney is living under the same laws as every other company paying taxes following the law,” DeSantis said on the Fox News Channel.
As they said they would days ago, Disney has narrowed its federal complaint to a First Amendment issue, contending that the Governor retaliated against them politically, noting that other claims are being handled in a parallel piece of state-level litigation.
Meanwhile, the latest remarks from the Governor show that despite his assertions that the state is on strong footing, he’s at least rhetorically preoccupied with the long-running fight between the state and one of its signature companies.
“Look, my wife and I, we got married at Walt Disney World. And so it’s not like we’re opposed. I mean, we’ve appreciated working with them over the years, but I would just say, go back to what you did,” DeSantis said last month, seemingly referring to the convivial working relationship Florida’s government had with the company before it opposed 2022’s Parental Rights in Education law.
“But where we are today, you know, we basically moved on. They’re suing the state of Florida, they’re going to lose that lawsuit. So what I would say is drop the lawsuit,” the Governor added then.
During a July interview on the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, the Florida Governor contended rank-and-file Disney workers are with him and not “‘woke’ executives” — comments he bases on the 2022 election.
“The sad part about it, guys, is when we were having this fight with Disney in 2022, most of the employees in their Orlando area theme parks agreed with us,” DeSantis said, using election results to make his point.
“I won Osceola County for the first time a Republican has done in a generation by 7 (percentage points), which is where the majority of Disney employees live,” he added, though it’s not accurate to say most voters in the county work for Disney.
Meanwhile, DeSantis’ Never Back Down super PAC has targeted 2024 presidential race opponents Nikki Haley and Donald Trump with ads saying they caved in to the company’s whims.
Earlier this year, DeSantis said the state had every right to do what it wanted on land in the former Reedy Creek Improvement District, now known as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. DeSantis has even joked about the state locking criminals up near Disney World.
“People are like, well, ‘What should we do with this land? Maybe create a state park? Maybe try to do more amusement parks,’” DeSantis said before adding the prison quip. “Somebody even said, ‘Maybe you need another state prison?’ Who knows? I just think that the possibilities are endless, and so that is now going to be analyzed to see what would make the most sense.”
14 comments
Rick Whitaker
September 8, 2023 at 10:05 am
desantis wanted to be the new “goofy” and disney said he was too goofy to act like goofy
My Take
September 8, 2023 at 12:23 pm
Hè’s more a Dopey.
JD
September 8, 2023 at 10:08 am
Let’s get rid of amateur hour here and move on in 2024.
F*cking democrats, come up with a strong, moderate candidate that is squeaky clean.
Here is your platform:
Wages in Florida
Housing rental regulation and building density deregulation (rent control and build California style dingbats)
Insurance regulation and a state exchange.
Abortion – moderately – 20-24 weeks.
Gun background checks and licenses (renewed and tested like drivers’ licenses)
John Ubele
September 8, 2023 at 12:10 pm
John Ubele: The filmmakers of the resistance front should show the world how Zionism benefitted from the Black Slave Trade
“…Ubele stated: The Zionists and the Israeli government, which is actually their base and center, do not want people to know anything about the truth of the Black Slave Trade, because if a decision were to be made in a world court, judgements would be issued against Israel and many powerful Jews around the world.
They would have to pay trillions of dollars and this is the greatest vulnerability of the Jews. Filmmakers can show the importance of this issue to the world by producing videos and films about the Black Slave Trade…”
Source:
https://tn.ai/2900815
JD
September 8, 2023 at 9:06 pm
I’ve hearing that tripe from the Klans members since I was in the 9th grade.
Stop repeating inaccurate information that has zero proof.
I sure hope the f*ck no one votes for you.
Rick Whitaker
September 8, 2023 at 7:21 pm
biden is the best man for the job. the list you posted sounds like good dem things. what’s your point besides not understanding that biden is the best man for the job. your post was not too clear to me, sorry
JD
September 9, 2023 at 3:22 pm
I meant for FL Democratic party state candidates (especially governor in 2026).
I’m wanting a moderate state at least and what I offered is moderate. Keep your guns but put some checks and balances in there, make housing affordable, but allow profit for builders, abortion at 24 week (edge of viability like had been for 50 years),
WhatNow
September 8, 2023 at 10:23 am
So I guess DeSantis lied when he claimed “ ‘we’ve’ moved on…” (but hey wait a minute… is that a hint of a non-binary personal pronoun that he’s chosen for himself? Hmm…)
Rick Whitaker
September 8, 2023 at 7:25 pm
i’ve never seen desantis naked, so i really don’t know how to classify him
My Take
September 8, 2023 at 12:41 pm
“Bogus?” Not his ìdol’s “hoax?<"
Silly Wabbit
September 8, 2023 at 12:55 pm
He kwazy.
M. Mouse
September 8, 2023 at 1:05 pm
He doth protest too much, methinks.
Sonja Fitch
September 9, 2023 at 4:31 am
Lol “Bogus”. Yep that defines Desantis!
MK
September 14, 2023 at 5:01 pm
This is the face of pro-business candidate??? Oh boy!!!
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