PREVIOUSLY on Monday at 12:33 p.m.: Florida Gov. It is not based on the demands of California corporate executives." /4NToMU84bR Ron DeSantis fires back at Disney after media giant says its "goal" is repeal of Parental Rights in Education Act: "This state is governed by the interests of the people of the state of Florida. Of course, DeSantis failed to mention that he himself spoke with Disney representatives about the bill weeks ago, a fact that the governor’s office confirmed in early March.ĭeadline reached out to Disney and will add any comment we receive. If this was such an affront, why weren’t they speaking up at the outset? They didn’t seem to have a problem with it when it was going through. The governor continued, “I also thought it was interesting, I talked to the Speaker of the House yesterday afternoon, and he said Disney never called him when they were putting this through the house. It is not based on the demands of California corporate executives. “This state is governed by the interests of the people of the state of Florida. He then explained how Democracy is supposed to work. “For them to say that they’re going to work to repeal substantive protections for parents, as a company that’s supposedly marketing its services to parents with young children, I think they crossed the line.” Disney CEO Bob Chapek To Host Parks-Focused Orlando Investor Event As Wall Street Turns To Business Amid Controversy