DeSantis responds to Disney CEO Bob Iger about Florida feud
"I was sorry to see us dragged into that battle, and I have no idea what exactly its ramifications are in terms of the business itself. What I can say is the state of Florida has been important to us for a long time and we have been very important to the state of Florida," Iger said at the Nov. 28 meeting in a video., which many opponents have called the"Don't Say Gay" bill due to it banning teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms.
Yet DeSantis' response on Tucker Carlson Tonight regarding Iger's comment was straight forward:"We didn't drag them in ... they went in on their own. And not only opposed the bill, they threatened to get it repealed. These are parents' rights, important policies in our state that are very popular. They brought this on themselves — all we did was stand up for what is right. Yes, they are a big, powerful company, but ...
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