Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Florida Gov. Ron “DeSanctus” is “being absolutely destroyed” in his ongoing feud with Disney and suggested that the House of Mouse could pull out of the Sunshine State completely.
“DeSanctus is being absolutely destroyed by Disney. His original P.R. plan fizzled, so now he’s going back with a new one in order to save face,” the 76-year-old former president wrote on his messaging platform Truth Social, using one of his preferred nicknames for the 44-year-old governor.
“Disney’s next move will be the announcement that no more money will be invested in Florida because of the Governor – In fact, they could even announce a slow withdrawal or sale of certain properties, or the whole thing. Watch!,” Trump added. “That would be a killer.”
“In the meantime, this is all so unnecessary, a political STUNT! Ron should work on the squatter MESS!,” the 45th president went on.
DeSantis and the entertainment behemoth have been at loggerheads since last year, when the company first spoke out against legislation the governor signed banning discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade classrooms.
Disney said the legislation, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill” by its opponents, should never have been enacted.
DeSantis retaliated by establishing a new hand-picked board to oversee Disney World in Orlando that would have ended the company’s long-term self-governance and authority to develop the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which covers the theme park.
But Disney execs took action last month to render the new panel powerless a day before the board changed hands.
DeSantis on Monday said the state’s Republican-controlled legislature would pass a bill to annul the board’s actions.
“Disney did special deals to circumvent that whole process,” the governor told reporters at a news conference. “They controlled the board. It was basically a legal fiction where they negotiated with themselves to give themselves self-governing status. That’s in direct defiance of the will of the people of Florida.”
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Hours later, the Walt Disney Company announced that it would hold its first-ever “Pride Nite” at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. in June.
The event is being billed as a celebration of “the LGBTQIA+ community and allies, and will be held on June 13 and 15, 2023, inside Disneyland park.”
The Pride Month event will feature Disney characters, photo ops “in front of Pride-themed backdrops,” and special menus and party keepsakes.
The former president also addressed Twitter owner Elon Musk’s claims that he voted for President Biden in 2020, saying he thinks the billionaire is just “MENDING FENCES” with the White House.
“I don’t believe Elon Musk voted for Biden, not for a minute! He told me that he voted for me, but who knows about that, and who cares? Elon is just trying to make friends with the absolutely horrible Biden Administration because of all the government subsidies he gets, and all the permits he needs,” Trump said on Truth Social.
“His space company, car company, battery company, tunnel company, and even Twitter, which was illegally controlled by the FBI, need government HELP & SUBSIDIES. HE IS JUST ‘MENDING FENCES!’” he added.
In an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Musk, who also owns SpaceX and Tesla, said he didn’t vote for Trump.
“I actually voted for Biden, not saying I’m a huge fan of Biden, because I think that would probably be inaccurate,” he said. “But you know, we have difficult choices to make in these presidential elections.”
The South Africa-born billionaire added that he would prefer “a normal person with common sense” in the Oval Office.
