Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday reacted to a lawsuit brought against him by Disney, describing it as a political move that lacks merit, while accusing the company of lacking accountability and transparency.
DeSantis made the remarks during a press conference in Israel, where he faced questions on the lawsuit, the latest move by Disney in a long-running dispute over DeSantis’s efforts to revoke the company’s special legal and economic privileges.
“I don’t think the suit has merit, I think it’s political,” DeSantis told reporters in Jerusalem.
Under DeSantis, Florida has passed legislation that ended special conditions that Disney enjoyed for decades in how it administered the district where Disney World is located, which basically gave the company near total operational autonomy….