Trump tells Disney to move OUT of Florida in their war with Ron DeSantis

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Trump tells Disney to move OUT of Florida in their war with Ron DeSantis

Donald Trump has urged Disney to leave Florida in a move that would be a financial 'killer' for Ron DeSantis.

The former president said the Florida Governor and potential 2024 presidential rival is being 'destroyed' by the Magic Kingdom and claimed his 'original P.R. plan fizzled'.

He said the corporation could start selling properties and moving money out of the state in the feud over who has control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District.

Meanwhile, Walt Disney Co. donated a whopping $10.5 million to Trump’s America First Action in the 2020 election cycle, according to Open Secrets.

In the most recent escalation in the war with Disney, DeSantis threatened to build a prison next to the theme park as payback.

DeSanctus is being absolutely destroyed by Disney,' Trump claimed in a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, seeming to employ a shorter version of his usual nickname 'DeSanctimonious'.

'His original P.R. plan fizzled, so now he's going back with a new one in order to save face,' he added of DeSantis. '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! That would be a killer.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11986333/Trump-backs-Disney-urges-Florida-war-Ron-DeSantis.html

So Trump is now going after not just a Republican governor, but an entire Republican state.

[cato potatoe]

No corporation should run a local government.  If Disney execs opt to slaughter their cash cow in order to prove a point, they are going to have a problem with the shareholders. 

As for Trump, he has lived his life as lizard brain with a fat ass.  If he thinks amnesty and Universal Basic Income will help his campaign, he will embrace them without hesitation.

[DefiantMassRINO]

There used to be an old saying, "The business of America is Business".

With this government official insanity in the US, Disney might be better off to move outside the US completely.

[roamer_1]

So Trump is now going after not just a Republican governor, but an entire Republican state.

And taking the side of the pedo groomers. What a tin ear,

[roamer_1]

[...] Disney might be better off to move outside the US completely.

Good riddance. 

[Maj. Bill Martin]

There used to be an old saying, "The business of America is Business".

With this government official insanity in the US, Disney might be better off to move outside the US completely.

Literally all DeSantis tried to do was to remove special, preferential treatment that Disney had been receiving, and have it treated the exact same as every other business under Florida law.   That's why all of Disney's legal challenges to this have failed.  For that same reason, I can't understand why anyone would choose to side with Disney on this.

Also, you may be unaware that Disney already has theme parks overseas at multiple locations.  If Disney believed it could make a profit by opening more parks overseas, it would do so regardless of what was going on in Florida because you wouldn't be moving those physical assets, but rather just building entirely new ones.

What you're really talking about is Disney closing ( not "moving") Disnew World, and constructing an entirely new park somewhere else in the United States that would be accessible to the same customer base.

For a variety of reasons, including the modern practical impossibility of acquiring that much usable land in a desirable location, that won't happen.

[cato potatoe]

There used to be an old saying, "The business of America is Business".

If business is going to be regulated, the law should apply evenly.  Disney Corp got a sweetheart deal in the wake of Walt Disney’s passing.  Walt’s successors did not follow through on their end of the deal.  A theme park was constructed rather than a “city of tomorrow,” and the district left them with a competitive advantage.  The district should have been abolished long ago, before it was racked with debt. 

[libertybele]

So Trump is now going after not just a Republican governor, but an entire Republican state.

Trump can kiss my grits.  I am absolutely disgusted with him.  He's despicable!

[Kamaji]

Literally all DeSantis tried to do was to remove special, preferential treatment that Disney had been receiving, and have it treated the exact same as every other business under Florida law.   That's why all of Disney's legal challenges to this have failed.

If business is going to be regulated, the law should apply evenly.  Disney Corp got a sweetheart deal in the wake of Walt Disney’s passing.  Walt’s successors did not follow through on their end of the deal.  A theme park was constructed rather than a “city of tomorrow,” and the district left them with a competitive advantage.  The district should have been abolished long ago, before it was racked with debt. 

 

[Maj. Bill Martin]

I suspect this kind of political and personal vindictiveness, regardless of harm caused, would be exactly what we could expect to see of Trump if he somehow managed to get elected again.   And the targets would include a lot of good Republicans whose only offense was being insufficiently deferential to Lord Trump.

[ScottinVA]

There goes Trump again with his meataxe approach toward an issue of which he seems to have little understanding.  DeSantis is attempting to curb the special treatment given to Disney. 

[libertybele]

I suspect this kind of political and personal vindictiveness, regardless of harm caused, would be exactly what we could expect to see of Trump if he somehow managed to get elected again.   And the targets would include a lot of good Republicans whose only offense was being insufficiently deferential to Lord Trump.

While president, Trump did show some restraint. However, I believe you are correct; his second time around I don't think he'll show any restraint and that has always concerned me.  He's already displaying what he's going to be like.  Going after conservatives! No thank you.  If he is the GOP nominee he won't get my vote.

[ScottinVA]

I suspect this kind of political and personal vindictiveness, regardless of harm caused, would be exactly what we could expect to see of Trump if he somehow managed to get elected again.   And the targets would include a lot of good Republicans whose only offense was being insufficiently deferential to Lord Trump.

Trump may very well get the GOP nomination, but no way in hell is he going to be elected.

[ScottinVA]

While president, Trump did show some restraint. However, I believe you are correct; his second time around I don't think he'll show any restraint and that has always concerned me.  He's already displaying what he's going to be like.  Going after conservatives! No thank you.  If he is the GOP nominee he won't get my vote.

 

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Trump may very well get the GOP nomination, but no way in hell is he going to be elected.

I agree. And I think that is in part to those of us who have had enough of him and won't support him simply because he is the GOP nominee.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

While president, Trump did show some restraint. However, I believe you are correct; his second time around I don't think he'll show any restraint and that has always concerned me.  He's already displaying what he's going to be like.  Going after conservatives! No thank you.  If he is the GOP nominee he won't get my vote.

I was one of those people who was definitely not a fan of Donald Trump in the 2016 primary. But I voted for him in the general election because I thought there was a chance he would learn and improve over time.  And I voted for him again in 2020 because he came through on some promises, and because the way the Democrats treated him needed to be opposed.

But he has gotten even worse since losing the 2020 election then he was back in 2015-16.  He has made enemies of so many Republicans who are critical to successful governance, and appears to willing to burn down anything and anyone who detracts from his chance of being reelected.

In my view, he's gone completely off the rails, and there is no longer any chance of him getting back on the right track.

[catfish1957]

In tennis terms, Trump is one big living breathing "unforced error machine".

Nothing like pissing off potential allies, huh Donny?

[libertybele]

I agree. And I think that is in part to those of us who have had enough of him and won't support him simply because he is the GOP nominee.

Why should we vote for him?  I see no reason.  He's already displaying his narcissistic authoritarian personality. Trump will be 'unleashed' if he gets a 2nd term.  I find that concerning.

I still think that the leftists will find a way to prevent him from running again.

[libertybele]

I was one of those people who was definitely not a fan of Donald Trump in the 2016 primary. But I voted for him in the general election because I thought there was a chance he would learn and improve over time.  And I voted for him again in 2020 because he came through on some promises, and because the way the Democrats treated him needed to be opposed.

But he has gotten even worse since losing the 2020 election then he was back in 2015-16.  He has made enemies of so many Republicans who are critical to successful governance, and appears to willing to burn down anything and anyone who detracts from his chance of being reelected.

In my view, he's gone completely off the rails, and there is no longer any chance of him getting back on the right track.

Amen.

[catfish1957]

Why should we vote for him?  I see no reason.  He's already displaying his narcissistic authoritarian personality. Trump will be 'unleashed' if he gets a 2nd term.  I find that concerning.

(1) Trump has been proven statistically to be the biggest offender of fed debt at his departure.
(2) He has gone on record for Freedom Cities and Jetson cars, that based on my fiscal eyeball will cause about another $15T of incurred federal debt.

Why vote for him?  He's as bad as a democrat anyway.  I'm voting for the most conservative 3rd party candidate at this point

[Kamaji]

I was one of those people who was definitely not a fan of Donald Trump in the 2016 primary. But I voted for him in the general election because I thought there was a chance he would learn and improve over time.  And I voted for him again in 2020 because he came through on some promises, and because the way the Democrats treated him needed to be opposed.

But he has gotten even worse since losing the 2020 election then he was back in 2015-16.  He has made enemies of so many Republicans who are critical to successful governance, and appears to willing to burn down anything and anyone who detracts from his chance of being reelected.

In my view, he's gone completely off the rails, and there is no longer any chance of him getting back on the right track.

[libertybele]

(1) Trump has been proven statistically to be the biggest offender of fed debt at his departure.
(2) He has gone on record for Freedom Cities and Jetson cars, that based on my fiscal eyeball will cause about another $15T of incurred federal debt.

Why vote for him?  He's as bad as a democrat anyway.  I'm voting for the most conservative 3rd party candidate at this point

Hopefully there will be a conservative 3rd party candidate.  I like the Constitution Party but they have yet to get on the ballot in all 50 states.  It takes a lot of $$ to compete with the GOP and DEMS.  It's nearly impossible for a 3rd party to become a presidential nominee.

[txradioguy]

So Trump is now going after not just a Republican governor, but an entire Republican state.

Scorched earth...just like 2015-16.

Never mind the fact that he's gonna need to win Florida if he wants back in the WH.

[LMAO]

Ron DeSantis has got to be more than just the governor who fights wokeness and Disney if he wants any hope of winning the White House

I know I will not be voting for Donald Trump if he’s the nominee, but I haven’t committed if I would be voting for Ron DeSantis.

I understand that he is not announced any run for the presidency yet so right now his priority is running his state  His record on spending in Congress was much better than Donald Trump’s was as president which is part of the  MAGAs opposition

[txradioguy]

So when is Trump going to start going after what should be the real target of his barbs?

You know...Joe Biden.