{"id":575340,"date":"2023-05-20T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gop-senators-unsettled-by-desantiss-escalating-fight-with-disney\/"},"modified":"2023-05-20T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T10:00:00","slug":"gop-senators-unsettled-by-desantiss-escalating-fight-with-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-senators-unsettled-by-desantiss-escalating-fight-with-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"#GOP senators unsettled by DeSantis\u2019s escalating fight with Disney\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/desantisron_051323getty_florida.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s battle with Disney has gone too far in the view of some Republican lawmakers who are growing increasingly worried about preserving the GOP\u2019s traditional reputation as a pro-business party focused on economic growth and job creation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who served as Florida\u2019s governor from 2011 to 2019, says it\u2019s time for \u201ccooler heads to prevail,\u201d noting Disney is a major employer that draws in huge numbers of tourists who boost the state economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Scott says the legislation DeSantis signed to prohibit classroom instruction about gender orientation to young children, which sparked the feud, \u201cwas a good bill,\u201d but he stressed Disney\u2019s importance to the state economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the biggest or second-biggest employer in the state. Half the tourism that comes to our state comes to visit Disney. It\u2019s a reason people come to our state. After they come there, people move there. So I think cooler heads need to prevail. My view is we have to do everything to help our businesses grow,\u201d Scott said in an interview. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R), who has represented Florida in the Senate since 2011, told Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> last month it\u2019s \u201cproblematic\u201d if state actions toward an individual or business <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>ear driven more by politics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think where it gets problematic in the eyes of some people is when you start creating the idea \u2014 and I\u2019m not saying we\u2019re there yet as a state \u2014 but the idea that somehow if you run crossways with us politically, whoever\u2019s in charge, then you may wind up in the crosshairs of the legislature for political purposes to make a statement at you,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rubio told The Hill more recently the Florida Legislature \u201chas a right every year to revisit\u201d the special status Disney enjoys within its special district, which gives the company control over roads, utilities, zoning, building codes, fire service and waste collection. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Rubio warned that \u201cif it starts to be perceived that any corporate entity that\u2019s operating directly or indirectly in furtherance of a political agenda that the powers that be don\u2019t agree with, therefore we\u2019re going to use the power of government to target you, you get concerned.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf a Democratic [governor] and a Democratic Legislature takes over Florida, they\u2019re going to go after Chick-fil-A?\u201d he asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis has come under new scrutiny and criticism because of his battle with Disney, the company most prominently associated with his home state. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump, DeSantis\u2019s likely rival for the presidential nomination, attacked the governor Thursday for \u201csingle-handedly\u201d costing his home state a major investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Trump predicted Disney may wind up changing course on plans to spend $17 billion on a separate investment into Disney World. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeSanctus is being absolutely destroyed by Disney,\u201d Trump posted on his Truth <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> platform, using a derisive nickname for the Florida governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis original P.R. plan fizzled, so now he\u2019s going back with a new one in order to save face. Disney\u2019s next move will be the announcement that no more money will be invested in Florida because of the Governor,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Other Republicans outside of Florida are expressing doubts about the DeSantis strategy with Disney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a two-edged sword,\u201d said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) of DeSantis\u2019s moves to punish Disney for opposing the Parental Rights in Education Act last year. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Disney were in North Carolina and I was Speaker of the [state]house, I probably would have addressed some of the concerns that DeSantis pointed out but would have gone about it a little bit differently,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBecause then you get into this messaging war. Mickey Mouse is involved,\u201d he said. \u201cYou need to explain what you\u2019re doing, and it goes beyond just the cancel culture, woke narrative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t think the public battle is helpful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s bitter feud with Disney, one of Florida\u2019s biggest employers, came back into the spotlight this past week when Disney announced it will cancel plans to build a $1 billion office complex in Orlando that was projected to bring 2,000 high-paying jobs to the area. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The move comes after a board appointed by DeSantis with jurisdiction over Disney\u2019s special district voted to sue Disney to invalidate the company\u2019s oversight of municipal services and development in the area around Walt Disney World. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then on May 5, DeSantis signed a bill to give his handpicked allies the power to void all agreements their predecessors signed with Disney before stepping down from the Central Tourism Oversight District Board.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Josh D\u2019Amaro, Disney\u2019s head of theme parks, explained in an email to employees that \u201cchanging business conditions\u201d were behind the decision to cancel the new $1 billion office park in Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>As recently as 2021, he praised the state for having \u201ca business-friendly climate\u201d when he launched the project, according to The New York Times.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And while D\u2019Amaro said the company still plans to move ahead with $17 billion in new construction at Disney World, he suggested those plans may change, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope we\u2019re able to,\u201d he wrote to employees. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s long friendly relationship with Disney suddenly soured last year when then-Disney CEO Bob Chapek, under pressure from employees and LGBTQ advocates, expressed his \u201cdisappointment\u201d to DeSantis over the governor\u2019s support for the Parental Rights Education Act. <\/p>\n<p>Critics refer derisively to the legislation as the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis took a shot at Disney in February when he signed into law a bill ending the company\u2019s control of its special-tax district outside Orlando, proclaiming \u201cthere\u2019s a new sheriff in town\u201d and \u201cthe corporate kingdom finally comes to an end.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company then outmaneuvered DeSantis while he was celebrating his apparent victory by signing 30-year zoning, infrastructure and other rights-related deals with the outgoing members of the board that oversees the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis cried foul and sent a letter to Melinda Miguel, Florida\u2019s chief inspector <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, slamming the new agreements as \u201ccollusive and self-dealing\u201d and instructing her to refer \u201cany legal or ethical violations\u201d to \u201cthe proper authorities.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, DeSantis\u2019s newly appointed allies on the board hired lawyers to prepare to take Disney to court. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Disney struck first by filing a lawsuit against DeSantis and the special district\u2019s board on April 26, accusing them of orchestrating \u201ca targeted campaign of government retaliation.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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