DeSantis Responds to Disney Criticism: Nobody ‘Has Made Disney More Money Than Me’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during his 2024 presidential launch that nobody “has made Disney more money than me,” and defended his continued feud with the media giant.
“Nobody probably has made Disney more money than me because they were opened [in Florida] during COVID and they were closed in California,” DeSantis said during a Twitter Spaces discussion with Elon Musk on May 24.
DeSantis and Disney first clashed over the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, a bill making it illegal to discuss sex and gender identity with children below fourth grade, who are usually nine years old or younger. Disney opposed the bill, joining critics who dubbed it the “Don’t Say Gay” bill despite it having no explicit reference to any particular sexual or gender identity….}