Florida Republicans Refuse To Return Disney Donations

Politico reports:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vilified the Walt Disney Co. as “dishonest” and hypocritical. He pushed to strip it of a special tax status and punish its leaders for challenging his policies. But DeSantis and most Republicans in Florida, where Disney operates its flagship theme park, won’t return hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign cash they received from the entertainment giant.

Disney has given the Republican Party of Florida $255,000 in checks since January 2021 as well as nearly $142,000 worth of in-kind donations that covered lodging, food and entertainment costs of visiting Disney parks. DeSantis’ reelection campaign, which got $50,000 from Disney in March 2021 as well as an additional $50,000 two years earlier, has not returned it even as the Republican governor regularly attacks the company. The campaign declined to comment.

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Ron DeSantis vilified Disney. He pushed to strip it of a special tax status and punish its leaders for challenging his policies.

But DeSantis and most Republicans in Florida won’t return hundreds of thousands of dollars they received from Disney. https://t.co/jp5VVXrtKW

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 6, 2022

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) doubled down on Friday, warning that the state will not “subsidize” Disney’s “corporate speech” and vowing that the woke company “is not going to have its own government in Florida.” https://t.co/OTqrsyOqwx

— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) May 6, 2022