{"id":1959896,"date":"2023-06-28T21:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T01:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-asks-for-lawsuit-vs-desantis-to-begin-during-gop-convention-sounds-like-election-interference\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T21:33:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T01:33:58","slug":"disney-asks-for-lawsuit-vs-desantis-to-begin-during-gop-convention-sounds-like-election-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-asks-for-lawsuit-vs-desantis-to-begin-during-gop-convention-sounds-like-election-interference\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney requests lawsuit against DeSantis to commence at GOP Convention, citing potential election interference."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fdisney-asks-for-lawsuit-vs-desantis-to-begin-during-gop-convention-sounds-like-election-interference%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=1959896&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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/disney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney<\/a> is facing a wave of backlash online following news that it is attempting to schedule its lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to coincide with the start of the Republican National Convention next summer. The company wants the legal proceedings to begin on July 15, 2024, the same day the convention kicks off in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Political strategist Giancarlo Sopo expressed his concerns, stating, &#8220;Sounds like election interference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sounds like election interference\u2026\ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/byCgJuHqNd\">https:\/\/t.co\/byCgJuHqNd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiancarloSopo\/status\/1674149819043004416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Twitter user criticized Disney, saying, &#8220;Disney, the bud light of children&#8217;s entertainment, interfering in US elections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disney, the bud light of children&#8217;s entertainment, interfering in US elections. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/itKTXiKOwd\">https:\/\/t.co\/itKTXiKOwd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rising serpent \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@rising_serpent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rising_serpent\/status\/1674153159470592003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another individual remarked, &#8220;Disney is attempting to interfere in a US Election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disney is attempting to interfere in a US Election <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gB3oExA6Hu\">https:\/\/t.co\/gB3oExA6Hu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Just Mindy \ud83d\udc0a (@just_mindy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/just_mindy\/status\/1674158672388280320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-issues-ruling-against-prisoner-given-27-years-for-possessing-gun\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rules against 27-year sentence for gun possession.\">federal court lacks jurisdiction<\/a> over the governor and the state&#8217;s Department of Economic Opportunity, as both are protected under Florida&#8217;s legislative immunity. Moody also cited the U.S. Constitution&#8217;s 11th Amendment as shielding them from the lawsuit, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/desantis-argues-for-immunity-from-disney-lawsuit-124739990.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>If the lawsuit is not dismissed, the governor and his attorneys are pushing for proceedings to begin on August 4, 2025, a date well after the presidential contest is over, as reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>Disney has been facing its own struggles in recent years and has been attempting to place blame on DeSantis. In May, the company announced the cancellation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-mocks-disney-over-companys-latest-political-stunt\/\" title=\"DeSantis ridicules Disney for political move.\">billion-dollar office complex<\/a>, citing &#8220;changing business conditions.&#8221; This move led many in the media to accuse Disney of punishing the state of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Josh D&#8217;Amaro, Disney&#8217;s theme park and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-asks-for-lawsuit-vs-desantis-to-begin-during-gop-convention-sounds-like-election-interference\/\" title=\"Disney requests lawsuit against DeSantis to commence at GOP Convention, citing potential election interference.\">consumer products chairman<\/a>, explained the decision in an email to employees, stating, &#8220;Given the considerable changes that have occurred since the announcement of this project, including new leadership and changing business conditions, we have decided not to move forward with construction of the campus. This was not an easy decision to make, but I believe it is the right one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217; press secretary, Jeremy Redfern, criticized Disney, saying, &#8220;Disney announced the possibility of a Lake Nona campus nearly two years ago. Nothing ever came of the project, and the state was unsure whether it would come to fruition. Given the company&#8217;s financial straits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-realtor-disneys-made-a-big-mistake-with-orlando-employees\/\" title=\"Florida realtor: Disney made a mistake with Orlando staff.\">falling market cap<\/a>, and declining stock price, it is unsurprising that they would restructure their business operations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-hits-desantis-over-disney-withdrawal-invites-expansion-of-company-in-california\/\" title=\"Newsom criticizes DeSantis for Disney exit, welcomes company expansion in California.\">cancel unsuccessful ventures<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Disney has already laid off 4,000 employees in recent months and plans to lay off thousands more due to its financial struggles.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced plans<\/a> for kids&#8217; entertainment content.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney faced online backlash after news emerged that it aims to commence its lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on the same day as the Republican National Convention next summer. The company, known for its left-wing stance, intends to initiate legal proceedings on July 15, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1959897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1959896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1959896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1959897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1959896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1959896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1959896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}