The Governor signed legislation changing Disney’s special district in the wake of the company opposing 2022’s Parental Rights in Education law, leading to Disney filing a federal lawsuit against DeSantis and other state parties for a “targeted campaign of government retaliation.” DeSantis signed more legislation Fridayrevoking deals Disney made before the Reedy Creek Improvement District dissolved. Meanwhile, DeSantis and Disney have dueling legal actions. Never Back Down recently launched a six-figure digital ad buy slamming “Mickey Haley” in the wake of the former Palmetto State Governor’s pitch to the company, made Wednesday on Fox News, to move to the state. Her Stand For America PAC calls on DeSantis to “return the more than $100,000 his campaign and affiliated PACs have taken from Disney over the years.” Haley has leaned into this issue previously. So suddenly they criticize you and you’re gonna have thin skin and do a lawsuit,” Haley said. He passed the largest corporate subsidies in Florida history for Disney in Florida right before this. Prior to today, he took their executives and lobbyists and put them on prominent state boards. “DeSantis took $50,000 worth of contributions from Disney. Haley noted that prior to the falling out between DeSantis and Disney over the Parental Rights in Education legislation, the relationship was strong. You don’t have it play out in terms of lawsuits and taxpayer dollars.” “You hear them out and then you hash it out and you put it away. Because at the end of the day, businesses are our partners,” Haley said. ![]() “Pick up the phone, meet with the executives, hash this out in a back room and get back to the normal life of business for Floridians. In comments to reporter David Brody, the former South Carolina Governor and current presidential candidate urged DeSantis to “hash this out” with the company. Nikki Haley is advising Ron DeSantis to talk through his ongoing conflict with The Walt Disney Co.
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