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Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleges political effort to hurt its business
CNBC ^ | 4/26/2023 | Kevin Breuninger

Posted on 04/26/2023 9:55:17 AM PDT by Nextrush

Walt Disney Co. sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging the Republican governor has waged a "relentless campaign to weaponize government power" over the company.

The suit dramatically escalates the feud between DeSantis, who is expected to become a top Republican contender for the 2024 presidential race, and Disney.

The lawsuit was filed the same day that a DeSantis-backed board moved to undo a development deal that it says Disney struck to thwart its power...

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: desantis; disney; donaldtrump; rondesantis; trump
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A Mickey Mouse Lawsuit Does Donald (Trump) support it?
1 posted on 04/26/2023 9:55:17 AM PDT by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

Anyone can sue anyone over anything.


2 posted on 04/26/2023 9:56:33 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Nextrush

Not sure - but Trump has been a total d-bag on the issue.


3 posted on 04/26/2023 9:59:44 AM PDT by AAABEST ( NY/DC/CA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: Steely Tom

That is an unfortunate fact in today’s legal system. It does not mean you will win.


4 posted on 04/26/2023 10:00:38 AM PDT by Destroyer Sailor (Revenge is a dish best served cold.)
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To: Nextrush

They haven’t learned anything.


5 posted on 04/26/2023 10:02:37 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Nextrush

Ron DeSantis has not been a unilateral actor against Disney. He has done nothing without the support of Florida’s House and Senate.


6 posted on 04/26/2023 10:03:14 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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To: Steely Tom

Hey dizzyknee......🖕


7 posted on 04/26/2023 10:04:16 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Nextrush

LOL. The weaponization of gov’t. This is EXACTLY what the right needs to do. Let the left see how damaging it is and costly to defend against.


8 posted on 04/26/2023 10:05:05 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: Nextrush

Palm Beach Post, April 19:

Former President Donald Trump weighed in on the Ron DeSantis-Disney feud, not by siding with the company’s tolerance policies, but by invoking fear of an economic apocalypse.

“Disney’s next move will be the announcement that no more money will be invested in Florida because of the Governor — In fact, they could even announce a slow withdrawal or sale of certain properties, or the whole thing. Watch! That could be a killer,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.


9 posted on 04/26/2023 10:05:24 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: Nextrush

Trump is about to lose me again over this. After his indictment I was 100% on the Trump Train, but if he keeps defending Disney I’ll be back off of it. Anyone that supports groomers is not someone I can support.


10 posted on 04/26/2023 10:05:54 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: AAABEST

Sad but true. Trump seems to support the perverts.


11 posted on 04/26/2023 10:07:03 AM PDT by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: Steely Tom

That’s why it must be required to have skin in the game, $$$.

But when it comes to EEO complaints, and especially in the government, it’s “free” for the accuser. So everyone literally does accuse anyone for anything race, sex, sexual orientation related.

If you’re black, Latino, homo or female (and the boss is male), you can always play the “free” I was discriminated against card if you disagree with an outcome on a: promotion, assignment, duty station, evaluation, negative counseling, etc.

Also, there need to be consequences for libel and slander.

Without any consequences for lying and making if free, causes what you have today: ~14,000 EEO complaints annually (that are officially filed, there are a lot more but those never get to the point of being filed) inside the government (not counting the DoD). Most of them total BS.


12 posted on 04/26/2023 10:07:39 AM PDT by Red6
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To: Responsibility2nd

How is it an attack to make Disney follow the same rules as other businesses. Just because they got a huge break all those years ago does not obligate the state to never change that privilege unless such is expressed in contract/agreement. Even then there are means to suspend such.


13 posted on 04/26/2023 10:07:51 AM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: for-q-clinton

keep reading, you missed trumps point


14 posted on 04/26/2023 10:08:02 AM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: Steely Tom; discostu

See the board already handled the illegal actions of the previous disney board. Now it’s Disney who needs to sue to end this not DeSantis.

Ron knows what he’s doing here.


15 posted on 04/26/2023 10:08:32 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

He pushed them and he got the right people elected to make this happen.


16 posted on 04/26/2023 10:08:55 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: rolling_stone

Trump isn’t mentioned in the article (at least not when I searched for the word). So not sure how I could have missed it.


17 posted on 04/26/2023 10:09:49 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: Nextrush

Well… they’re right.

But then they injected themselves into the political process and pride themselves on being a politically activist company.

As the communist kids like to say these days “free speech has consequences”


18 posted on 04/26/2023 10:10:38 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: Nextrush

It’s funny listening to Disney claim it’s not fair that they don’t get special protection and consideration that other businesses don’t get.

LOL.


19 posted on 04/26/2023 10:10:49 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: AAABEST

I’ll say God Bless President Trump and God Bless Ron DeSantis but we got quite a show going on here that’s for sure and why would Trump trash DeSantis like he has over it?

Waste of Trump’s valuable time unless corporate money is buying Trump’s voice which I hope it isn’t?


20 posted on 04/26/2023 10:11:10 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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