GOP Governor Hutchinson Blasts DeSantis Over Disney Fight in Florida
Ron DeSantis for fighting with Disney over the state's "Don't Say Gay" bill.During an interview on CNN's State of the Union, Hutchinson said he supports Florida's controversial legislation, but said the state should not have punished the entertainment company for disagreeing with it."First of all Disney has handled this very poorly...but I don't believe that government should be punitive against private businesses because we disagree with them.
That's not the right approach either," the governor said. "To me, that's the old Republican principle of having restrained government.
Let's do the right thing—it's a fair debate about these special tax privileges—but let's not go after businesses and punish them because we disagree with what they said.""I don't believe that government should be punitive against private businesses because we disagree with them" -- Gov.
Asa Hutchinson on DeSantis picking a fight with Disney pic.twitter.com/lswc6APeulWhen asked if DeSantis overstepped his authority, Hutchinson continued: "I disagree with a punitive approach to businesses...we should not be punishing them for their private actions."Last week, the Florida governor revoked a 55-year agreement with Disney that gave it special privileges and tax breaks in the state after the company voiced opposition to HB 1557, which critics have unofficially named the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
