Texas judge invites Disney to move out of ‘authoritarian’ Florida

First Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, now a Texas judge has lined up to welcome Disney to their states, throwing criticisms at Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for his ongoing feud with the resort.

Fort Bend County Judge KP George despatched a replica of a letter to Disney’s CEO inviting the corporate to deliver a brand new Walt Disney World resort to Texas fairly than “face attacks from the modern day political extremists like (DeSantis).”

“While you, your company, employees and diverse fans face authoritarian, anti-business, and culture war attacks from extremists in Florida, we in Fort Bend are more than ready to welcome the Disney family with thousands of good-paying jobs and billions of dollars of investments,” George, a Democrat, wrote in his letter.

What’s taking place: DeSantis on Friday signed a invoice revoking a 55-year-old association that gave Disney a particular tax standing and allowed the corporate to basically self-govern its 25,000-acre Disney World advanced, The New York Times reported.

The DeSantis-Disney rift began when the governor signed a invoice that prohibits classroom instruction and dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identification in sure elementary faculty lecture rooms — additionally recognized by critics because the “Don’t Say Gay” invoice.

After initially staying silent in regards to the problem, the Times reported, Disney joined the controversy when its CEO, Bob Chapek, criticized the invoice.

Chapek’s feedback set off DeSantis, a possible 2024 Republican presidential candidate. DeSantis and different conservative speaking heads started to criticize what they referred to as “Woke Disney” politics.

“If Disney wants to pick a fight, they chose the wrong guy,” DeSantis wrote in a fundraising electronic mail to supporters, the Times reported.

‘Mountain Disneyland’: While Disney has not responded to DeSantis’ revocation of its particular designation, leaders from different states have prolonged heat, pun-laced invites for a relocation of Disney World.

Polis, a reasonable Democrat, invited Disney to construct a “Mountain Disneyland” in Colorado, the place he tweeted Mickey and Minnie Mouse could be granted “full asylum.”

Polis additionally took purpose at DeSantis. “Florida’s authoritarian socialist attacks on the private sector are driving businesses away,” he tweeted.