{"id":1971764,"date":"2023-07-13T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-ceo-bob-iger-not-sure-if-company-handled-fight-with-desantis-well-but-says-attacks-are-preposterous\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T11:03:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T15:03:50","slug":"disney-ceo-bob-iger-not-sure-if-company-handled-fight-with-desantis-well-but-says-attacks-are-preposterous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-ceo-bob-iger-not-sure-if-company-handled-fight-with-desantis-well-but-says-attacks-are-preposterous\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney CEO Bob Iger unsure about handling of DeSantis feud, dismisses attacks as &#8216;absurd&#8217;."},"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-ceo-bob-iger-not-sure-if-company-handled-fight-with-desantis-well-but-says-attacks-are-preposterous%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=1971764&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--><h2>Disney CEO Bob Iger Fires Back at Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/h2>\n<p>Disney CEO Bob Iger has strongly responded to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-who-resisted-reopening-schools-took-thousands-from-teacher-unions\/\" title=\"Democrats Who Resisted Reopening Schools Took Thousands From Teacher Unions\">ongoing feud<\/a>, dismissing the governor&#8217;s attacks as &#8220;preposterous.&#8221; In an interview with CNBC, Iger defended Disney&#8217;s actions in Florida and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-ceo-bob-iger-not-sure-if-company-handled-fight-with-desantis-well-but-says-attacks-are-preposterous\/\" title=\"Disney CEO Bob Iger unsure about handling of DeSantis feud, dismisses attacks as 'absurd'.\">refuted allegations made<\/a> by DeSantis and Republicans that the company was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-ignore-mainstream-critics-pixars-lovely-luca-is-not-a-pre-teen-gay-romance\/\" title=\"Review: Ignore Mainstream Critics. Pixar\u2019s Lovely \u2018Luca\u2019 is Not a Pre-Teen Gay Romance. \u00a0\">sexualizing children<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The last thing that I want for the company is for the company to be drawn into any culture wars,&#8221; Iger told the outlet. &#8220;We are a preeminent entertainer in the world, and we&#8217;re proud of our track record there. The notion that Disney is in any way sexualizing children, quite frankly, is preposterous and inaccurate,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Iger expressed his concern over DeSantis&#8217;s conduct, suggesting that it was a form of retaliation for Disney&#8217;s stance on the Parental Rights in Education bill.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We are concerned that he has decided to retaliate against the company for a position the company took on pending legislation in that state,&#8221; Iger said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While acknowledging that Disney&#8217;s handling of the legislation may not have been perfect, Iger emphasized that the company had every right to express its views.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;And frankly, the company was within its right, even though I&#8217;m not sure it was handled very well, it was within its right to speak up on an issue [of the] constitutionally protected right of free speech,&#8221; he added. &#8220;To retaliate against the company in a way that would be harmful to the business was not something that we could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-warns-weakling-gop-senators-i-will-never-forget-and-either-will-his-voters\/\" title=\"President Trump Warns Weakling GOP Senators: \u201cI Will NEVER FORGET! \u2014 And Either Will His Voters!\">sit back<\/a> and tolerate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney CEO Bob Iger responded to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) by labeling his accusations as &#8220;preposterous.&#8221; Iger defended Disney&#8217;s actions in Florida, rejecting claims made by DeSantis and Republicans that the company was sexualizing children. 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