Ron DeSantis Urges Bob Iger To Drop Disney’s Lawsuit
In an interview with CNBC set to air in full tonight, Ron DeSantis called on Disney CEO Bob Iger to drop his company’s lawsuit against the Florida Govenor.
“They’re suing the state of Florida. They’re going to lose that lawsuit,” DeSantis said.
When asked what he would tell Iger should the Disney CEO call him, DeSantis had a simple response.
“So what I would say is, drop the lawsuit.”
How We Got Here
Disney is suing Ron DeSantis and other Florida administrators in federal court. The company is alleging that DeSantis’ decision to dissolve the Disney-appointed Reedy Creek Improvement District was made in retaliation for Disney speaking out against the state’s Parental Rights In Education Law, which critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”
“The case that we filed last month made our position and the facts very clear,” he said during an earnings call. “And that’s really that this is about one thing and one thing only and that’s retaliating against us for taking a position about pending legislation,” Iger said during Disney’s May earnings call.
The company alleges DeSantis “orchestrated at every step” a campaign of government retaliation “as punishment for Disney’s protected speech”.
DeSantis’ Response
DeSantis and his legal team have argued that the governor is immune from being sued under the 11th Amendment. Additionally, he says that the state is just trying to make things fair.
“Your competitors all do very well here, Universal, SeaWorld. They have not had the same special privileges as you have,” DeSantis said he’d tell Iger.
“So all we want to do is treat everybody the same and let’s move forward. I’m totally fine with that. But I’m not fine with giving extraordinary privileges, you know, to one special company at the exclusion of everybody else.”
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