Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his team aren’t crazy about the left’s spin on the latest Disney developments; they are trying to make it seem DeSantis was outmaneuvered while trying to install his Disney oversight board.
Team DeSantis denies that’s the case.
“What they tried to do is an embarrassment,” a senior administration source told The Post. “The narrative the left is spinning is that Gov. DeSantis was outmaneuvered. But this is far from over, and he’s going to have the last laugh.”
From The New York Post:
DeSantis, 44, is set to announce plans by the state Legislature to void a controversial move by Disney that effectively stripped the governor’s newly installed oversight board of authority, sources said.
Officials called Disney’s tactic an illegal “poison pill” intended to undercut state supervision of its special tax district — and argued that the secret maneuver would be subject to swift legislative reversal.
“They got used to doing whatever they wanted for far too long,” one source said. “Not this time.
“He’s not afraid of a fight on this,” the source added of DeSantis.
The governor, a presumptive 2024 presidential candidate, is seeking to revoke other privileges the House of Mouse has enjoyed since its special tax district was established in 1967, sources said.
The Orlando park’s monorail and transportation systems have long been exempt from external inspections, along with its rides — but new rules could now make Disney subject to those regulations.
Continue reading over at The New York Post:
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— New York Post (@nypost) April 17, 2023
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