{"id":571749,"date":"2023-04-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/desantis-vs-disney-feud-divides-gop-over-attacks-on-woke-companies\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T10:00:00","slug":"desantis-vs-disney-feud-divides-gop-over-attacks-on-woke-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-vs-disney-feud-divides-gop-over-attacks-on-woke-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"#DeSantis vs. Disney feud divides GOP over attacks on \u2018woke\u2019 companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38491a6282c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38491a6282c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-vs-disney-feud-divides-gop-over-attacks-on-woke-companies\/#Debate_looms_large_over_2024_race\" >Debate looms large over 2024 race\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-vs-disney-feud-divides-gop-over-attacks-on-woke-companies\/#Why_DeSantis_is_feuding_with_Disney\" >Why DeSantis is feuding with Disney<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-vs-disney-feud-divides-gop-over-attacks-on-woke-companies\/#Bud_Light_boycotts_highlight_GOP_divide\" >Bud Light boycotts highlight GOP divide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-vs-disney-feud-divides-gop-over-attacks-on-woke-companies\/#GOP_attacks_have_real_consequences_for_companies\" >GOP attacks have real consequences for companies\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Republican attacks on \u201cwoke\u201d American corporations are exposing deep divides within the GOP, with some Republicans worried the party is straying from its roots by going after the internal politics of big businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican at the center of the fight is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who has tested the limits of the party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>etite for government crackdowns on private industry with his war on Disney and Disney World.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Prominent Republicans are denouncing DeSantis\u2019s efforts to punish Disney for speaking out against what critics dubbed Florida\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, a push by conservatives to boycott Bud Light over its marketing partnership with a transgender influencer has also sparked internal debates.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Debate_looms_large_over_2024_race\"><\/span>Debate looms large over 2024 race\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DeSantis is drawing heat from his potential 2024 presidential opponents for escalating his months-long feud with Disney, one of Florida\u2019s largest employers and taxpayers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former President Trump, who is leading DeSantis in the polls, said last week that DeSantis is \u201cbeing absolutely destroyed by Disney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDisney\u2019s next move will be the announcement that no more money will be invested in Florida because of the Governor,\u201d Trump <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/110220068407907874\">wrote on<\/a> his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platform Truth Social, later speculating that Disney might leave the state entirely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other possible 2024 Republican contenders, including former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Vice President Mike Pence, have accused DeSantis of betraying conservative principles of limited government intervention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think Ron DeSantis is a conservative based on his actions toward Disney,\u201d Christie said during an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/04\/18\/2023\/semafor-live-chris-christie-on-trump-abortion-laws-2024-election\">event hosted by Semafor<\/a>. \u201cWhere are we headed here now that if you express disagreement in this country, the government is allowed to punish you?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_DeSantis_is_feuding_with_Disney\"><\/span>Why DeSantis is feuding with Disney<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/6440981861c389.87824707-e1682371821499.jpeg?w=900\" alt=\"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference at the Reedy Creek Administration Building, Monday, April 17, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)\" class=\"wp-image-3959928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/6440981861c389.87824707-e1682371821499.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/6440981861c389.87824707-e1682371821499.jpeg?resize=876,583 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub><em>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference at the Reedy Creek Administration Building, Monday, April 17, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)<\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeSantis signed a bill to s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> Disney of its power to control a 39-mile district surrounding its Florida resort after the company publicly criticized Florida Republicans\u2019 law to limit discussion of sexual orientation and gender in schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Disney appeared to find a workaround to keep control of the district, and its CEO publicly rebuked DeSantis as being \u201canti-business.\u201d That prompted DeSantis to propose additional punitive measures, even suggesting that he might consider building a state prison near Walt Disney World.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s some sense that businesses are getting a little bit more willing to push back than they were for maybe the last year,\u201d said Daniella Ballou-Aares, CEO of the Leadership Now Project, a group of business leaders concerned about the state of U.S. democracy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re seeing that if you\u2019re silent when you get pushback from political leaders, they\u2019ll keep at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bud_Light_boycotts_highlight_GOP_divide\"><\/span>Bud Light boycotts highlight GOP divide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/6444540aebfca2.84593665-e1682214280512.jpeg?w=900\" alt=\"FILE - Cans of Bud Light beer are seen in Washington, Thursday Jan. 10, 2019. The marketing executive who oversaw a partnership between Bud Light and a transgender influencer is taking a leave of absence after it snowballed into cries for boycotts from some angry customers, according to media reports, Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin, File)\" class=\"wp-image-3964432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/6444540aebfca2.84593665-e1682214280512.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/6444540aebfca2.84593665-e1682214280512.jpeg?resize=876,492 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub><em>Cans of Bud Light beer are seen in Washington, Thursday Jan. 10, 2019. The marketing executive who oversaw a partnership between Bud Light and a transgender influencer is taking a leave of absence after it snowballed into cries for boycotts from some angry customers, according to media reports, Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin, File)<\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bud Light emerged as the most recent brand to face a political firestorm after it launched a marketing partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, an outspoken activist for transgender rights.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Conservative media members called for a boycott, and DeSantis attacked Bud Light for \u201ctrying to push transgenderism\u201d during a speech in South Carolina last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are corporations, mostly very wealthy, powerful corporations, trying to leverage their economic power to change our country,\u201d DeSantis said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many Republicans didn\u2019t join in on those efforts, however. Donald Trump Jr. told conservatives to back off of Anheuser-Busch, Bud Light\u2019s parent company, citing its large political donations to Republicans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s literally almost unheard of in corporate America, where it\u2019s really easy to go woke, where they do so constantly, where there\u2019s a consequence to actually being a conservative,\u201d Trump Jr. said on his podcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the 2022 election cycle, Anheuser-Busch gave around <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/orgs\/anheuser-busch\/summary?id=D000042510\">78 percent of its donations<\/a> to Republicans, according to nonpartisan research group OpenSecrets. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) brought in nearly $465,000 from the company\u2019s PAC and executives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The NRCC deleted a recent tweet stating that conservatives \u201ccan all finally admit that Bud Light tastes like water\u201d due to the controversy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GOP_attacks_have_real_consequences_for_companies\"><\/span>GOP attacks have real consequences for companies\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)\" class=\"wp-image-3963427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cruzted_041923gn01_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sub>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) leaves an all-Senators briefing on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., to discuss the leaked documents on a Discord chatroom by Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeria. (The Hill)<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anheuser-Busch saw its stock fall 5 percent earlier this month amid conservative calls for a Bud Light boycott, wiping out billions of dollars in value. Its top U.S. competitor, Molson Coors Brewing, enjoyed a 12 percent bump over the same period.<\/p>\n<p>The company reportedly put Bud Light\u2019s vice president of marketing on a leave of absence. That\u2019s after Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth said in a statement that the company \u201cnever intended to be part of a discussion that divides people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In mid-April, Anheuser-Busch hired a lobbyist who served as a top aide to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who was one of the most prominent GOP lawmakers to speak out against the company.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhen I saw this whole thing, my first thought was, \u2018Have they ever met a typical Bud Light drinker?\u2019\u201d Cruz said on his podcast earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Large corporations are under pressure from shareholders, customers and their employees to take a stance on certain social and political issues. As workforces have grown more diverse, employees at certain companies are coming to expect their leaders to speak out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, meanwhile, are becoming more aggressive in challenging\u00a0decisions by private businesses that don\u2019t align with their political views.<\/p>\n<p>A recent <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/s.wsj.net\/public\/resources\/documents\/WSJ_Poll_April_2023_redacted.pdf\">Wall Street Journal poll<\/a> found that a majority of GOP voters view \u201cfighting woke ideology\u201d as a top priority. <\/p>\n<p>The definition of \u201cwoke\u201d has expanded in recent years. DeSantis signed a bill that would prohibit diversity training in the workplace. He\u2019s also leading an effort to block investment managers from considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not all Republican voters approve of the anti-ESG push, which a small number of conservative critics have criticized as government overreach. <\/p>\n<p>A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rokksolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Navigating-ESG-in-the-new-Congress-Voter-Views-on-ESG-Investing.pdf\">March poll<\/a> from Penn State\u2019s Smeal College of Business found that only 32 percent of Republican voters support their state government \u201cexcluding certain financial institutions from state investment portfolios due to their stance on environmental or social issues.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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