{"id":1756121,"date":"2022-11-30T08:03:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T13:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1756121"},"modified":"2022-11-30T08:03:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T13:03:17","slug":"desantis-nails-disney-after-ceo-bob-iger-sorry-for-fighting-florida-they-brought-this-on-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-nails-disney-after-ceo-bob-iger-sorry-for-fighting-florida-they-brought-this-on-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Nails Disney After CEO Bob Iger \u2018Sorry\u2019 For Fighting Florida: \u2018They Brought This On Themselves\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-nails-disney-after-ceo-bob-iger-sorry-for-fighting-florida-they-brought-this-on-themselves%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1756121&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed Disney during an interview Tuesday night after the company\u2019s CEO, Bob Iger, said that he was sorry that the company was \u201cdragged\u201d into a fight with the state of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis made the remarks during an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson where he was asked about Disney\u2019s opposition to the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which banned schools from talking about sexual matters with young children.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson played a clip where Iger said, \u201cI was sorry to see us dragged into that battle. And I have no idea exactly what its ramifications are in terms of the business itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I can say is, the state of Florida has been important to us for a long time, and we have been very important to the state of Florida,\u201d Iger continued. \u201cThat is something I\u2019m extremely mindful of and will articulate if I get the chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked how he would respond to Iger\u2019s remarks, DeSantis said, \u201cWe didn\u2019t drag them in, Tucker. They went in on their own, and not only opposed the bill. They threatened to get it repealed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are parents\u2019 rights, important policies in our state that are very popular. And so they brought this on themselves,\u201d he continued. \u201cAll we did was stand up for what\u2019s right.\u00a0And, yes, they\u2019re a big, powerful company. But you know what? We stand up for our folks. And I don\u2019t care what a Burbank-based California company says about our laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts to recent comments from Disney CEO Bob Iger: &#8220;They brought this on themselves.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t6CC6ieEM3\">pic.twitter.com\/t6CC6ieEM3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1597778995180773382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<p><em>TUCKER CARLSON, FOX NEWS HOST: So, one of the companies who was benefiting a lot from the government, the government of the state of Florida, actually, was Disney.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You changed that. So, they just switched CEOs because of that, because of what you did. The new CEO is the old CEO, Bob Iger. He has held a town hall for employees. And he said he regretted that Disney had fought with your administration over a bill that you backed that banned teachers from talking to kindergartners about sex.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So, then Disney\u2019s response led Florida state legislatures to strip, as you know, of course, because you backed it, Disney of its special status. Here\u2019s what Iger said today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>ROBERT IGER, CEO, WALT DISNEY COMPANY: I was sorry to see us dragged into that battle. And I have no idea exactly what its ramifications are in terms of the business itself.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What I can say is, the state of Florida has been important to us for a long time, and we have been very important to the state of Florida. That is something I\u2019m extremely mindful of and will articulate if I get the chance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(END VIDEO CLIP)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CARLSON: How do you respond to that? He\u2019s talking about you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>DESANTIS: We didn\u2019t drag them in, Tucker. They went in on their own, and not only opposed the bill. They threatened to get it repealed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>These are parents\u2019 rights, important policies in our state that are very popular. And so they brought this on themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CARLSON: Yes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>DESANTIS: All we did was stand up for what\u2019s right.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And, yes, they\u2019re a big, powerful company. But you know what? We stand up for our folks. And I don\u2019t care what a Burbank-based California company says about our laws.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CARLSON: Governor Ron DeSantis of the state of Florida, thanks so much for that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We will be right back.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>DESANTIS: Thanks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: The Daily Wire has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids\">announced plans<\/a>\u00a0for kids entertainment content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/musk-announces-he-would-support-desantis-for-president-if-desantis-runs\">Musk Announces He Would Support DeSantis For President If DeSantis Runs<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed Disney during an interview Tuesday night after the company\u2019s CEO, Bob Iger, said that he was sorry that the company was \u201cdragged\u201d into a fight with the state of Florida. 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