Nikki Haley invited Disney to South Carolina
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley is weighing in on former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced a 2024 run and Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over losing its special tax district to ‘America Reports.’
The super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president in 2024 blasted former UN Secretary Nikki Haley on Wednesday following what appeared to be a veiled jab at her aggressive approach to Disney’s “woke” antics in the state.
In a video posted on social media, Never Back Down responded to Haley’s appearance on Fox News’ “America Reports” earlier today, where she invited Disney to move its operations to South Carolina, the state if where he was a former governor, from Florida. He said even though his state is “anti-woke,” he would welcome the six-figure number of jobs the company would bring.
The video includes what it says are clips of Disney “officials” pointing out the company’s use of “LGBTQIA characters,” a “not at all secret gay agenda,” and trans, asexual and bisexual people. character, and tried to tie Haley to the heavily investigated. company side.
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“I was just, wherever I could, just basically add queerness,” one individual said in the video, while another appeared to provide “information about gender-affirmation techniques.”
Some of the individuals in the video said they were trying to put things they believed in into Disney shows, as well as target Gen Z and Millennials. It also includes a clip of a drag queen discussing Disney-inspired books.
The video then ends with a clip from Haley’s Fox interview saying she “welcomes” Disney to South Carolina.
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Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) and former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (right). (Associated Press)
Haley’s comments came on the heels of a lawsuit filed by Disney against DeSantis on Wednesday, alleging “government retaliation” as he fought the company over its alleged “woke” politicking and response to state Parental Rights in Education law critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”
The lawsuit comes about a week after DeSantis said Florida’s Republican legislature would act to block Disney’s now-visible effort to overhaul its handling of the Lake Buena Vista, Fla., property.
Haley has been ripped by conservatives on social media over her comments about welcoming Disney to South Carolina, with one calling it “bad optics,” and another saying the statement is the “only way” voters “know that he exists.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year gained control of a board that oversees aspects of Disney World. (Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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According to a report by NBC News on Wednesday, DeSantis is expected to launch a 2024 presidential exploratory committee next month with an official campaign launch coming later.
Charles Creitz of Fox News contributed to this report.
