Republicans Go After DeSantis Over Repeated Attacks on Disney
As the ongoing saga of Florida Governor, Ron DeStantis, vs. Disney continues, several Republican politicians have come out denouncing his actions including some who he could be running against in the 2024 Presidential election.
In recent months, DeSantis has been trying to gain control over the Reedy Creek District which is essentially the special tax district that governs the land on which the Walt Disney World Resort is located. After several months of back-and-forth over control of the land, including some stealth moves by Disney’s lawyers, most recently DeSantis stated that he has thought about building a state penitentiary on the land behind the Magic Kingdom along with other ways of penalizing Disney such as being subject to inspections which Disney (along with other Central Florida such as Universal Orlando) are currently exempt from.
Over this back and forth, former New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie, has come out and said, “That’s not the guy I want sitting across from President Xi [Jinping] … or sitting across from [President Vladimir] Putin and trying to resolve what’s happening in Ukraine, if you can’t see around a corner [Disney CEO] Bob Iger created for you.”
Christie even went as far as to say that he doesn’t think DeSantis is a true Republican conservative with these actions.
Christie isn’t the only high-profile Republican that has recently spoken out against DeSantis’ ongoing war with Disney. Former President Donald Trump recently posted the following on his social media platform that DeSantis is being “absolutely destroyed by Disney.”
Tump went on to say, “Disney’s next move will be the announcement that no more money will be invested in Florida because of the Governor — In fact, they could even announce a slow withdrawal or sale of certain properties, or the whole thing. Watch! That would be a killer. In the meantime, this is all so unnecessary, a political STUNT! Ron should work on the squatter MESS!”
It is widely speculated that while no formal announcement has been made, DeSantis and Christie will all be vying for the 2024 Republican Presidential nominee. Trump has already announced his intentions to run for a non-consecutive second term.
Another potential hopeful for the Republican nomination for the 2024 Presidential election is New Hampshire Governor, Chris Sununu. Sununu believes that these attacks DeStantis attacks on Disney aren’t going as planned.
During a recent interview on CNN, Sununu stated, “Look, this has gone from kind of going after a headline to something that has devolved into an issue, and it convolutes the entire Republican message. I just don’t think — it’s not good for Governor DeSantis. I don’t think it’s good for the Republican party.”
The Political Action Committee, Stand for America, which is run by another Republican Presidential nominee hopeful and former Governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, also released a statement about DeSantis’ recent statement regarding the possibility of building a prison near the Walt Disney World Resort property.
The PAC said DeSantis is attempting to “one-up Mickey Mouse after a devastating and embarrassing blow to his efforts to rein in Disney World, Ron DeSantis has proposed some new neighbors to the amusement park – criminals.”
In response to these attacks, DeSantis’ spokesperson, Bryan Griffin, said that “there’s no need to respond to these critics” because during his most recent press conference this week, DeSantis “clearly laid out his philosophy behind his efforts.”
Griffin went on to say, ““Disney had extraordinary special privileges and an unfair special advantage compared to other businesses in the state.”
Make sure to keep it here with MickeyBlog as we continue to monitor all the developments surrounding DeSantis and his ongoing fight against Disney.
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