DeSantis says in New Hampshire diner there’s ZERO chance he’s backing down in Disney war
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took his war on Disney to a New Hampshire dinner, berating the company for taking “corporate welfare” after it announced it was pulling the plug on a $1 billion campus in his state would pull.
The attack came just days before DeSantis was due to launch his official presidential campaign, on a day when he once again went after the “awakened” culture, saying “men are men” in his home state.
“They want their own government at Disney, they’ve had their own government for 50 years. It’s tremendous corporate prosperity, and we’re not going to do that,” DeSantis said Friday.
He made his remark at the famous Red Arrow Diner, a venue hosted by rival former President Donald Trump weeks ago as the two men circled each other in a state where Trump has a significant lead in the polls but where DeSantis has a big number of local political supporters. .
Retail: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester and met with voters as he prepared to launch a presidential campaign. He took more photos at Disney after the company announced it was pulling the plug on a $1 billion campus in his home state
Are push back came a day after its battle with Disney and its powerful CEO Bob Iger went through a major escalation, after the company announced it will scrap a new planned $1 billion Orlando campus that would have brought 2,000 jobs to the state.
Development officials said the average salary there would be $120,000 in a complex totaling $1 billion — the type of home state development politicians could show off with ribbon-cutting or waving as proof of their political strength.
DeSantis has been trying to emulate Florida’s record since the end of the legislature by touting its low unemployment rate and comparing it favorably to New York’s on Friday.
Standing behind the counter in front of a screen flashing “celebrity visitors,” DeSantis said of Disney: “They will live under the same laws as everyone else. They are going to pay their fair share of taxes and they are not going to govern themselves. We the people are going to rule, and to put one company on a pedestal and exempt them from the laws is not good policy,” he said.
DeSantis spoke to customers at an event where media members also filled the establishment
This trip to the early primary state came days before an anticipated campaign launch
The Walt Disney Co. and its powerful CEO on Thursday took the war with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to a new level, announcing it will scrap a new planned $1 billion Orlando campus that would have brought 2,000 jobs to the state
Trump, who has a 20-point lead in New Hampshire according to an April poll, has again shot DeSantis on his Truth Social platform
It’s not a free market economy. And it’s not something our state will be involved in. And so we’re not going to change that. They can do whatever they want. I know people try to chirp and say this or that. The chance that we fall back on that is zero.’
The company’s stunning decision follows a year of attacks from Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida legislature, with Disney filing a First Amendment lawsuit against him and other officials last month.
The company cited “changing business conditions” in its statement Thursday.
In other comments Friday, DeSantis tore into campus “woke” culture, saying his Florida “got moxie,” preparing for a magazine article about his state as he prepares to become a champion in his home state with a launch in Miami.
“Basically, they said, you know, it’s the free state of Florida where wakes are broke, where men are men, and where business is good,” he said. “And I’m like, you know what? That’s not a bad slogan.’
DeSantis’ main rival, former President Donald Trump, attacked him again on Friday.
“Sorry, but Ron DeSanctimonious is UNELECTABLE, and everyone knows why,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social website.
“I am ahead of Biden by 11 points. TWICE AGO, WON TWICE AND DONE MUCH BETTER THE SECOND TIME (THE ELECTION WAS WRONG!). MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he wrote, describing an election where he trailed Biden by 7 million votes, beating him 306-232 in the Electoral College.
Trump leads DeSantis 56 to 19.9 in the final RealClearPolitics average. That lead has only widened since Trump was found liable for sexual assault in the trial of E. Jean Carroll, while still facing a Jan. 6 federal investigation and federal filings, a New York trial related to his company and a Georgia investigation into his attempt to overthrow the election. over there.
Trump led DeSantis 42-22 in New Hampshire in a UNH poll released last month.
Trump attended the same dinner in Manchester three weeks ago, where a crowd developed both outside and inside. In 2016, when he appeared there, an exciting patron yelled “Enjoy your burger, racist!” while he was having dinner.