Ron DeSantis
Disney : sur le chemin de la présidentielle, le gouverneur de Floride Ron DeSantis recueille une nouvelle victoire dans sa stratégie de guerre culturelle
Critiqué par le groupe après le vote de sa loi sur l’enseignement de l’homosexualité et la question du genre, le républicain a définitivement révoqué, lundi, le statut spécial permettant à l’entreprise de gouverner seule l’immense domaine de Disneyworld.
« Il y a de nouveau un shérif en ville » : le gouverneur républicain de Floride, Ron DeSantis, avait un ton jubilatoire, lundi 27 février, lorsqu’il a signé la loi mettant fin aux privilèges de Disney. Depuis 1967, le groupe bénéficiait d’un statut spécial lui permettant de gouverner seul l’immense domaine de Disneyworld, près d’Orlando. « Aujourd’hui, le royaume d’entreprise touche enfin à sa fin », a affirmé le probable candidat à la primaire républicaine pour l’élection présidentielle de 2024.
M. DeSantis mène depuis des mois une guerre culturelle contre l’entreprise, accusée de dérive « woke » et progressiste. Dans de multiples tweets, le gouverneur se réjouit de forcer l’entreprise à respecter les règles de construction et de sécurité de l’Etat de Floride, de payer ses impôts et de ne plus avoir de traitement privilégié. Il a surtout mis fin à la quasi-extraterritorialité dont bénéficie le parc ouvert au public en 1971 : il a ainsi nommé un conseil de cinq personnes pour superviser le site, alors que ces personnalités étaient jusqu’à présent choisies par Disney. Son président sera Martin Garcia, patron d’une société d’investissement de Tampa et donateur républicain. M. DeSantis a également nommé Bridget Ziegler, cofondatrice du groupe conservateur Moms for Liberty (Les mamans pour la liberté).
(source: lemonde.fr)
DeSantis signs bill stripping Disney World’s self-governing status
US elections 2024: Ron DeSantis prepares for 2024 White House bid as Trump hits campaign trail
Moves spur Trump into attacking Florida governor during low key events over the weekend in Iowa and New Hampshire
America’s 2024 presidential race is showing signs of kicking into gear amid reports that Florida’s rightwing Republican governor Ron DeSantis is now laying the groundwork for a White House bid as Donald Trump finally hit the campaign trail.
DeSantis’s moves even spurred Trump into attacking him directly as the former US president held relatively low key events over the weekend in the key early voting states of New Hampshire and South Carolina.
“Ron would have not been governor if it wasn’t for me… when I hear he might run, I consider that very disloyal,” Trump said, before seeking to slam DeSantis’s actions over fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
DeSantis began his time as Florida’s governor in the shadow of Trump, whose political messaging he closely emulated. But he has since emerged as Trump’s most powerful political rival in the Republican party, increasingly popular with many party officials who are wary of the scandals and chaos that accompanied Trump’s time in office.
The Washington Post has reported that DeSantis’s political team has already identified potential campaign hires in states like Iowa and New Hampshire, whose traditional early spots in the nomination contest give them outsize influence on the race.
Citing two Republican sources with knowledge of conversations and staff meeting on DeSantis team, the paper said the Florida governor was in close talks with two current and experienced members of his current team – Phil Cox and Generra Peck – about possible senior roles in any 2024 effort.
Bill Bowen, a New Hampshire Republican delegate, told the paper that his state would likely be receptive to DeSantis. “I’m convinced there’s a good network of establishment party people in New Hampshire that will quickly have a very effective DeSantis campaign,” Bowen said.
DeSantis has carved out turf in the Republican party that invites conflict with Trump. He has tacked to the extremist right, especially on social issues. His state has restricted LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, sought to demonize further education in the state as a bastion of liberal power and he has enflamed tensions over immigration with a series of political stunts.
In response to DeSantis’s likely presidential bid, Trump has issued threats against the governor. Last November, Trump appeared to warn DeSantis by hinting at political blackmail against DeSantis’s potential 2024 run.
“I think if he runs, he could hurt himself very badly. I really believe he could hurt himself badly… I would tell you things about him that won’t be very flattering – I know more about him than anybody – other than, perhaps, his wife,” Trump told Fox News.
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