Republicans Hit DeSantis Over Disney Feud

[Zorro]

As Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida escalates a fight against his state’s largest private employer, his potential rivals for the White House see an opening to attack.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is taking heat from fellow Republicans over his feud with Disney, as his potential rivals for the White House see an opportunity to call him out as flouting traditional conservative values.

Former President Donald J. Trump this week slammed the governor’s efforts as a “political stunt” and said Mr. DeSantis was being outplayed by the company.

“DeSanctus is being absolutely destroyed by Disney,” Mr. Trump wrote on Tuesday on Truth Social, his media site, using a dismissive nickname for the governor. Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey also took a shot, suggesting Mr. DeSantis’s talk of punishing a business defied principles about small government.

“I don’t think Ron DeSantis is conservative, based on actions towards Disney,” he said at an event on Tuesday hosted by the news outlet Semafor. “Where are we headed here now that, if you express disagreement in this country, the government is now going to punish you? To me, that’s what I always thought liberals did, and now all of a sudden here we are participating in this with a Republican governor.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/us/politics/desantis-disney-gop.html?unlocked_article_code=XCsBjwfFPYJkjpKmUxr1oDB92B5y5OrBvzURKIGo0a06OO_PVDaJ-Eau-Q1I2SmPYJF81aPDKX3vd2Nh26cMaapCnAR0PJwRxIphVqbPP-idFLB0TANfijPcYTHBYxvN1uhfqUXDQaOiE67mUOEd-wRXLiPtJSjlxL6wZ7QYA7HvCSumK8lF6g7u86hOLvK06L6dbB6nvTYQ6r41eZJTO-3W87-9kwaLk8rHhWd5o4dg4vGuhtssBHxDjxkK74flVQEu1LubauABNN77Ocm00xgPRQSRo_vGqVE7QAvb9FlSuDA0m89Jgr0cVoOjB4z45JFH46h_9-J7NUdcIyhKaAA&giftCopy=0_NoCopy&smid=url-share

IMO DeSantis is setting his Presidential aspirations on fire by attacking "The Happiest Place On Earth". I think most parents and rational people see this as a real dick move.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

1. didn't Trump try to punish Harley Davidson over something, early in his administration?

“Where are we headed here now that, if you express disagreement in this country, the government is now going to punish you?

[grumpyduck]

2. "...that's what I always thought liberals did"

Er, Chris... sure you're not talking about fascists here?

[twodogsbarking]

3. He was quoted "I hate those meeces to pieces"

[dalton99a]

4. DeSantis should send his storm troopers to arrest Disney executives for disobedience