Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been battling Disney (DIS) for nearly a year. It all started when company executives criticized DeSantis-backed legislation critics call the "Don't Say Gay" bill. The feud escalated to the point that DeSantis gained control of Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, only to discover the company was able to find a workaround.
Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville spoke to Yahoo Finance's Dave Briggs about the DeSantis-Disney battle. Carville says DeSantis has "managed to make Disney and Donald Trump a mortal enemy" but that ultimately DeSantis has miscalculated. Carville called DeSantis's Disney battle a stunt, saying the problem is "when you govern by stunts, you just have to come up with more stunts."
Many believe DeSantis will throw his hat into the ring for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. If he does, he will have to face former President Donald Trump. Trump has seized on the Disney fight, writing on Truth Social "DeSanctus is being absolutely destroyed by Disney...this is all so unnecessary, a political STUNT!" Carville says Trump has "outfoxed" and is "making a fool" out of DeSantis, adding "I just wonder how much more humiliation this man can take."
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