MOUSE HOUSE MAYHEM: DeSantis fires back at Disney as the Florida governor and potential GOP presidential contender prepares his own lawsuit.
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"The reality is there's a lot of people who always used to criticize this arrangement that Disney had as being corrupt, as being unfair and then the minute I was the one to come in to help unwind it, then they flipped just because they wanted to go against me," he continued, blaming partisanship. The DeSantis-appointed board claimed it had"no choice now but to respond" to Disney's suit and passed a motion to take legal action in state court to ensure it has oversight of design and construction in its district.in February revoking Disney’s self-governing power, the Reedy Creek Improvement District that oversaw the Disney transferred much of its power to the park.
A statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, in January 2019. Disney recently filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis."For them to act like they have the ability to veto that basically is putting their thumb in the eye of the voters of the state," he said, calling the agreements invalid.
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