DES MOINES, Iowa — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis insists that his relationship with the Walt Disney Company is consistent with the conservative principles of his limited government.
CNN debate moderator Dana Bash pressed DeSantis on Wednesday about his state’s use of power to wrest control of Disney special districts after he publicly opposed the Parental Rights in Education Act legislation he supported.
“The proper role of the government if it means anything is to protect our children, and I have defended our innocent children. It is wrong. It is wrong to sexualize the curriculum,” DeSantis replied.
“It’s wrong to tell kindergartners like Disney wants to do that you can change your gender or to tell third graders that you were born in the wrong body. So I stand against it [that],” he has explained.
Ron DeSantis defended his feud with Disney on the debate stage Wednesday night. Getty Images
DeSantis faced heavy criticism for supporting the legislation in 2022. Critics dubbed it the “Don’t Say Gay Act.”
The law limits classroom rules for gender identity and sexual orientation to third grade. Florida has since moved to raise that threshold through 12th grade.
“We went against Disney and we beat them and we won that fight and our kids are better now. Nikki Haley favors Disney. He invited them to South Carolina,” he continued.
Florida’s governor says his relationship with the Walt Disney Company is consistent with his principles. Getty Images
To weaken Disney, DeSantis appointed a select board for the company’s special district that was rebranded the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
At the time, he defended the move by arguing that no other company in the Sunshine State enjoyed control over the entire county.
Disney got that special district in the 1970s because its theme parks took up a lot of land.
The company sued Florida in response and the two sides have been involved in litigation ever since.
DeSantis was pressed Wednesday about using his state power to seize control of Disney’s special district. Zuma / SplashNews.com
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