Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) referred to as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the hypocrisy surrounding his assault on Disney.
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Transcript via CNN’s State Of The Union:
BASH: Your fellow Republican governor, DeSantis in Florida, he
advised that he’ll retaliate towards Disney after it criticized Florida’s so-called don’t say homosexual invoice, which bans specific instruction about sexual orientation and gender id within the classroom.
What’s your response to that? After which, extra broadly, what do you make of that laws? It’s a legislation, I ought to say.
HOGAN: Nicely, I didn’t — I didn’t actually really see the small print of the laws, however the entire thing looks as if only a loopy battle.
I’m unsure — it considerations me that DeSantis is at all times speaking about he was not demanding that companies do issues, however he was telling the cruise traces what they needed to do. He was telling native faculties what — mandating. And now he needs to criticize Disney for expressing how they really feel about that invoice.
I imply, they’ve each proper to. We’ve a factor referred to as freedom of speech. They’ll come out and say what they suppose. I feel the invoice was type of absurd and never one thing that may have occurred in our state.
It’s blatant hypocrisy that DeSantis claims to be pro-business and pro-freedom tet he spends his time attempting to restrict the liberty of companies, faculties, and others by mandates.
DeSantis is a mini-Trump. He’s working for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Gov. Hogan has additionally been floated as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2024.
Republicans like DeSantis and Trump aren’t actual conservatives. They’re autocrats who use the language of non-public liberty while squashing the freedoms of others.
Larry Hogan is a throwback blue-state Republican, however there may be little room in Trump’s cult of character get together for folks just like the governor from Maryland.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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