DeSantis says he’s ‘basically moved on’ from the Disney feud — and now wants Bob Iger to drop the lawsuit against Florida that legal experts say the company could win

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has apparently moved on from his long, public feud with Disney — and would like the House of the Mouse to do the same.

In an interview with CNBC that aired Monday, DeSantis said he and his allies had “basically moved on” from sparring with Disney.

The feud kicked off last year when DeSantis revoked Disney’s special tax status after the company spoke out against the state’s Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed by critics the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

DeSantis added that he did not plan to undo the changes to Disney’s tax status.

“So all we want to do is treat everybody the same, and let’s move forward. I’m totally fine with that,” DeSantis told CNBC. “But I’m not fine with giving extraordinary privileges, you know, to one special company at the exclusion of everybody else.”

When asked what he would tell Disney CEO Bob Iger today, DeSantis said he would tell him to “drop the lawsuit.”

“I would just say, go back to what you did well. I think it’s going to be the right business decision,” he added.

DeSantis was referring to a lawsuit Disney brought against Florida in April alleging the state weaponized government power to punish the company for its protected speech.

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