White House says DeSantis Disney moves and parental rights law are 'just wrong' - Washington Examiner

The move by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state legislature to strip Walt Disney World of its self-governing status is wrong, White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.

The Florida Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would strip the company of its status in an escalation of the feud between DeSantis and Disney, which began after Disney came out against the state's parental rights bill.

"Our view of this is that the 'Don't Say Gay' bill is really crystal clear — it's wrong," Jean-Pierre told reporters. "That's our view, it is just wrong. We oppose the governor taking legal action against a company because of their opposition to that bill."

In a 23-16 vote Wednesday, Florida's GOP-led state senate passed legislation that would dismantle the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which has allowed Disney to oversee its own zoning, infrastructure, laws, and policing.

DeSantis called to extend the state legislature’s special session Tuesday, so lawmakers could reconsider the resort’s de facto self-government status, arguing it grants unfair advantages. The legislation now heads to the Florida House, also led by Republicans, for consideration.

The Florida Republican governor began musing about stripping the company of its special status in early April after Disney executives denounced the governor’s Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by opponents.

Democrats across the country have expressed dismay at the bill and the moves against Disney. However, Disney's improvement district is a state-level issue outside the purview of the federal government.

Jean-Pierre did not elaborate further on the matter.

"We're just going to leave it there for now," she said. "We're not going to say any more to that."

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