Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not interested in Twitter moving to Florida because it would increase the cost of living for other Floridians, he told reporters on May 2.
DeSantis said even though Florida has “done very well, over the last few years” he is only interested in attracting businesses that are “producing things.”
“Importing some tech company from San Francisco has not been high on our list,” DeSantis said in Jacksonville. “When technology companies like Twitter relocate, they drive up the cost of living for existing residents, and the state is instead focused on attracting industrial and manufacturing businesses.”
The Florida governor made the comments after the state’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis advocated the move on social media and in an April 5 letter to Elon Musk, and Jacksonville’s Mayor Lenny Curry also called on Musk to relocate his newly acquired company to the Sunshine State.
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