Scarborough: ‘Disney Created New Florida, Modern Florida’

GEIST And her name ░░░░░░░░ senator Mallory McMorrow of ░░░░░░░░ We had her on ░░░░░░░░ show a couple of ░░░░░░░░ ago John and I ░░░░░░░░ her The woman who ░░░░░░░░ you the sitting senator ░░░░░░░░ accused you of being ░░░░░░░░ groomer when you looked ░░░░░░░░ in the eye and ░░░░░░░░ the speech what did ░░░░░░░░ do She said I ░░░░░░░░ looking at the back ░░░░░░░░ her head the entire ░░░░░░░░ She was embarrassed that ░░░░░░░░ had been called out ░░░░░░░░ what she did So ░░░░░░░░ that is the answer ░░░░░░░░ you re in Florida ░░░░░░░░ it you mentioned this ░░░░░░░░ story here Governor DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ on Disney in Florida ░░░░░░░░ is staggering on its ░░░░░░░░ I read some conservatives ░░░░░░░░ heard from some conservatives ░░░░░░░░ even who said Okay ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis you won the ░░░░░░░░ over this bill Now ░░░░░░░░ don t need to ░░░░░░░░ in and sort of ░░░░░░░░ the earth and take ░░░░░░░░ everything Disney has the ░░░░░░░░ privileges of self governing ░░░░░░░░ everything else you don ░░░░░░░░ have to tear down ░░░░░░░░ World which is the ░░░░░░░░ private employer in the ░░░░░░░░ of Florida What does ░░░░░░░░ fight look like in ░░░░░░░░ state of Florida Does ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis largely have the ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans on this ░░░░░░░░ Governor DeSantis has I ░░░░░░░░ look Willie you can ░░░░░░░░ again I will use ░░░░░░░░ You can t overstate ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis is in a ░░░░░░░░ that everyone in Florida ░░░░░░░░ in the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ he s the strongest ░░░░░░░░ And when I say ░░░░░░░░ I don t mean ░░░░░░░░ I mean exerting his ░░░░░░░░ will over his party ░░░░░░░░ greater strength and force ░░░░░░░░ any Republican governor in ░░░░░░░░ history of the state ░░░░░░░░ than any Democratic governor ░░░░░░░░ the history of the ░░░░░░░░ Jeb Bush was a ░░░░░░░░ strong governor here in ░░░░░░░░ of having party loyalty ░░░░░░░░ is a totally different ░░░░░░░░ He is way way ░░░░░░░░ powerful So it s ░░░░░░░░ a question of whether ░░░░░░░░ has the backing of ░░░░░░░░ party It s that ░░░░░░░░ is telling the state ░░░░░░░░ what to do and ░░░░░░░░ are doing it In ░░░░░░░░ case you know the ░░░░░░░░ things that happened in ░░░░░░░░ special state legislative session ░░░░░░░░ was the redistricting situation ░░░░░░░░ was a situation where ░░░░░░░░ House and the Senate ░░░░░░░░ proposed a new district ░░░░░░░░ to try to get ░░░░░░░░ from the Governor So ░░░░░░░░ was already a map ░░░░░░░░ was favorable to Republicans ░░░░░░░░ was chosen to curry ░░░░░░░░ with DeSantis DeSantis looked ░░░░░░░░ the map and said ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ map here is my ░░░░░░░░ and put a map ░░░░░░░░ front of them that ░░░░░░░░ even more favorable towards ░░░░░░░░ and towards Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ black voting power even ░░░░░░░░ They said Okay whatever ░░░░░░░░ say Governor DeSantis Adding ░░░░░░░░ case with Disney a ░░░░░░░░ of people thought that ░░░░░░░░ were winning on the ░░░░░░░░ as a culture war ░░░░░░░░ that beating up Disney ░░░░░░░░ what the opponents of ░░░░░░░░ bill call the Don ░░░░░░░░ Say Gay bill that ░░░░░░░░ was a winning culture ░░░░░░░░ issue for the Republican ░░░░░░░░ but symbolic only Don ░░░░░░░░ take the next step ░░░░░░░░ t actually go after ░░░░░░░░ on an economic basis ░░░░░░░░ t hit their bottom ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis was thought to ░░░░░░░░ leaning in that direction ░░░░░░░░ then out of nowhere ░░░░░░░░ everyone Democrats Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ he just decided on ░░░░░░░░ Nope we re going ░░░░░░░░ punish Disney for no ░░░░░░░░ reason than that they ░░░░░░░░ the bill After it ░░░░░░░░ passed It wasn t ░░░░░░░░ they fought the passage ░░░░░░░░ the bill they said ░░░░░░░░ things about it after ░░░░░░░░ became law So you ░░░░░░░░ and what happened 48 ░░░░░░░░ later Disney has lost ░░░░░░░░ tax special tax status ░░░░░░░░ they had since they ░░░░░░░░ to Orlando in 1967 ░░░░░░░░ just went away like ░░░░░░░░ because Ron DeSantis wanted ░░░░░░░░ It s an extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ has the whip hand ░░░░░░░░ the politics here Whether ░░░░░░░░ is going to work ░░░░░░░░ him long term I ░░░░░░░░ Joe you think it ░░░░░░░░ not but at this ░░░░░░░░ he is just on ░░░░░░░░ incredible roll and winning ░░░░░░░░ right and center and ░░░░░░░░ approval rating keeps going ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH Yeah I have ░░░░░░░░ say it is so ░░░░░░░░ and it s so ░░░░░░░░ because Disney created new ░░░░░░░░ a modern Florida This ░░░░░░░░ an awful lot like ░░░░░░░░ Texas governor.”