Ron DeSantis has risen to prominence in recent years.
It’s also understandable why.
DeSantis, as governor, slammed the ridiculous lockdowns, keeping Florida open during the alleged COVID pandemic.
This clearly enraged the left, which is always a good sign that you’re doing the right thing.
DeSantis also spoke out against woke culture.
He even went so far as to challenge Disney.
DeSantis signed legislation last year that threatened to revoke Disney’s special district status.
That was back then…
DeSantis is now quietly backing down by introducing a new bill to restore Disney’s tax breaks.
Many people believe that DeSantis simply caved to Disney.
What exactly is going on here?
Ron DeSantis backs down on Disney. Restores their tax exempt status. Three guesses as to who pressured him to do this. The first two don't count.https://t.co/rImWgHg4Ew
— E. Michael Jones (@EMichaelJones1) February 12, 2023
Here are details from Big League Politics:
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is folding to woke Disney, pushing a bill in the state legislature to quietly restore their special tax breaks after posturing publicly against the megacorp.
DeSantis is making the capitulation even as he and RINO Republican leaders in the state claim that they are punishing Disney – the exact opposite of what is happening.
“The bill maintains the current tax-exempt status of property of the district and bonds issued by the district,” the analysis of DeSantis’ measure states.
DeSantis is using sleight of hand to claim he is cracking down on Disney when he is really giving them what they want and enabling Disney’s campaign contributions to fill Republican coffers in the years to come.
NEW — A year ago, in his zeal to punish Disney for publicly opposing his so-called "Don't Say Gay" Bill, Ron DeSantis set ticking a $1.2 billion property tax bomb.
He is now a signature away from defusing it.https://t.co/HxogedUZ6F
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) February 21, 2023
The Huffington Post also reported on this decision:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one signature away from defusing a $1.2 billion tax bomb he himself activated a year ago when he rammed through legislation aimed at punishing the Walt Disney Co. for criticizing his “Don’t say gay” law a month earlier.
A new bill passed the Florida Legislature on Feb. 10 that renames the taxing district that governs Disney’s expansive Central Florida parcel and gives the Republican governor the power to name its board while largely leaving the district’s financial structure untouched.
More important to local property owners ― and DeSantis’ likely 2024 presidential run ― is that it repeals last year’s hastily passed law that would transfer Reedy Creek Improvement District’s accumulated $1.2 billion in bond debt onto Orange and Osceola counties were it to take effect on schedule on June 1. The 700,000 or so homeowners and businesses would have seen their property tax bills increase by thousands of dollars each through 2038, when Disney’s bonds would finally be repaid.
Many are quite unhappy with DeSantis for backing down here.
Some claim he was simply playing the game..
DECEIT: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Caves to Woke Disney, Pushes Bill to Quietly Restore Special Tax Breakshttps://t.co/YlLsMTmgLs pic.twitter.com/0Un8ROG0MV
— 🇺🇸 Pamela Geller 🇮🇱 (@PamelaGeller) February 12, 2023
Sadly, Desantis caved to BlackRock and still allows them to manage $13B of Florida’s money. Similarly, he caved to Disney and allowed Disney to keep their tax exempt status. pic.twitter.com/Ed9z7Fgofu
— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) February 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/Pmfjfla/status/1628543989027688449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1628543989027688449%7Ctwgr%5E22c617761c31a91f3f52560705522373d5e9461b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwelovetrump.com%2F2023%2F02%2F22%2Fron-desantis-backing-down-against-disney%2F
What changed in the last couple weeks?
1. DeSantis has been outed for working with establishment to oust Trump
2. DeSantis held event with Dominion’s attorney and praised her
3. DeSantis allowed Disney to remain tax exempt
4. Soros said he wants DeSantis to run & beat… pic.twitter.com/DnALv7ifPT
— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) February 23, 2023
How did DeSantis “fight Disney wokeism” when Disney gets to keep their special district that was literally created by the CIA? DeSantis didn’t want to combat wokeism. He did this to consolidate power. Now he gets to hand select all 5 board members for Reedy Creek.
DeSantis lied. pic.twitter.com/kb2Alnwxa1
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) February 13, 2023
It appears that DeSantis is just another RINO…
