Former President Donald Trump criticized Disney for its embrace of 'woke' ideology, citing Ike Perlmutter's exit from the company. Perlmutter, a staunch Trump ally and former Marvel boss, sold Marvel to Disney in 2009 but left amidst financial turmoil linked to Disney's perceived shift towards progressive politics. Trump suggested Perlmutter opposed 'woke' elements like a 'woke Donald Duck'
President-elect Donald Trump threw shade at the Walt Disney Company during a recent event at Mar-a-Lago with former Marvel Entertainment boss and billionaire Ike Perlmutter in attendance.
“The guy went from stone-cold broke to owning Disney,” Trump told the crowd, referring to Perlmutter. “Then he got out of Disney because they went woke. He didn’t want woke Donald Duck.”Perlmutter, who has been a loyal Trump donor and ally, sold Marvel to Disney in 2009 in a $4 billion blockbuster deal that allowed him to continue managing Marvel’s consumer products.
Some reports noted that Perlmutter’s departure came after he had backed activist investor Nelson Peltz’s proxy battle to join the Disney board, which might have put Perlmutter on a collision course with returning CEO Bob Iger. Perlmutter also sided with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in his prolonged fight with Disney after the studio attacked the state over its Parental Rights in Education law, which protects children from radical LGBTQ indoctrination in schools.
Famously wary of the news media, Perlmutter has never given an interview in his decades as a businessman or political donor.
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