at the end of the day we take our kids to disney world for family vacation, not indoctrination and disney for a long time have attacked american values. i've never seen them attack a chinese law but here they are attacking a very popular law in florida that most floridaians support, most americans support. and if they're going to attack the american laws that are being put in place by dual elected governors and representatives at the state level, then they don't, they don't deserve all of this special american laws and protections that are granted to their company. so i wrote disney a letter today and i said, when your copyright laws expire, which is coming up in the next few years, and they come back to congress and spend millions and millions of dollars to lobby members of congress like myself, i'm not going to vote for it. i'm not going to vote for special laws to help disney when disney is attacking american values on a regular basis like they are with this situation in florida specifically, and in a lot of other ways as well. >> laura: i think they take it for granted that they're go

or power back to disney. going to cover 163 million, right? their only other card is property taxes which they would have to do across the board. so significant changes would have to come from tallahassee which is where all of this began at. so will tallahassee fix it? the implementation date is a year away. what has this done for the business climate? even if they undo this, why if you are a fortune 500 company thinking about investing somewhere, why would you come to a state that changed the regulatory instruction in a 72-hour time period. >> scott, i'm no psychologist, but i'm detecting in your occasional snickering, it's not that it's funny, it's almost like exs aasperation that i'm seeing from you? >> that's right. again, it's like, you can't make policy like this in 27 hours. maybe reedy creek had outlived its usefulness. but you need to look at the -- at the ledger that says zero on one side and negative 163 million before you start making these big changes like that. and now you've stuck orange county

disney does an excellent job. there are no potholes in disney world. their utility is among the best in the country. in fact, in 2004, when almost all of central florida lost power, disney kept going. so, they run a good operation out there. >> are the tax implications clear? because it is a partisan football now sadly. and i've heard each side try and make a tax argument as to what will happen when the dust settles. >> yeah, michael, a month ago, the republicans in tallahassee were giving disney whatever he wanted. and the democrats were criticizing it. now, it's flipped entirely. the republicans are punishing disney. and the democrats are praising it. so, no one knows for sure. disney pays about 60 million a year in county taxes. and they also pay another 150 million or so to support reedy creek. so, that's over $200 million they are paying now. it could be that disney saves money. it could be that disney loses money. no one knows until it happens. the best guess, i think, is that the county, as they have done for others, will set up a special taxing

and florida versus disney.held since the 1960s. this is the latest development over the war of the don't say gay bill final hour of "squawk box" begins right now >>> good morning and welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc live from the nasdaq market site in times square, i'm joe kernen along with andrew ross sorkin and melissa lee. becky is off today u.s. futures are now adding to yesterday's gains and treasury yields that might explain a little, we are not at three yet. things have been kind of orderly, 2.86 although we did get to 2.9 three looks like it's obviously going to happen but not today. >> the biden administration says it will likely appeal a federal judge's ruling that struck down mandatory face masks on planes and other forms of public transportation in a statement the department of justice said the appeal would go forward if the cdc includes masking remains necessary for public health. all the major airlines and amtrak and uber have dropped mask guidelines. and tomorrow on "squawk box" you'll hear f

meanwhile, disney continues to. dig itself in a giant mousehole on this issue by advocating for lesson plans for five seven year olds. so a boycott disney movement has begun apparently across america and now governor desanto is considered eliminating the special status that disney receives from the state. >> there are certain entities that have exerted a lot of influence through throughte corporate means to generatela special privileges in the law. i don'tin think we should have special privileges in the law at all. they've got so far over their they've got so far over their rights stuff because i think they're used to havingay their way and they're not used to having people that will stand in their way and say actually the state of florida b is going toes be governed by tht best interests of the people in florida. yoube know, we're certainly not going to bend t a knee to woke executives in california. now disney is walking down a very dangerous trail here. arguably the most importantwn thing they and other media co

>> disney will pay its debts, disney will for the first time live under the same laws as everybody else in florida. [applause] >> laura: you say their characterization of the statute is inaccurate? is that what your attorneys are telling you? >> right, the legislature did it starting next june because there's going to be additional legislative action. we've contemplated that and it will all be apparent, the bonds will be paid by disney, they will be paying taxes, they will follow the law that everyone has to and they will no longer be able to run their own government, they are the only corporation and all of florida, the only entity in all of florida that has the ability to run their own government and do this. >> laura: you guys are going to have to pay the bills for the police and firefighters. >> now, the taxes they pay, they are paying themselves. it is a fiction, they are paying money to run their operation, they will continue paying money to run their operation and that will be true if the state is in charge of the district, the locals. it doesn't matter, that is going to continue

the state senate there voting to terminate disney's self-governing privileges after disney took a stand and the controversial new law that opponents have labeled the "don't say gay" law. >>> also the major news on netflix tonight. the very tough day on wall street. >>> some workers at apple looking to unionize now. >>> and the extraordinary image from ukraine. the story of the hero dog. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. tonight, the cdc asking the justice department to appeal that federal judge's ruling in florida that essentially overturned the federal travel mask mandate on airplanes and public transportation. tonight, we have learned here that notice of appeal has now been filed. the doj will appeal this. that judge's ruling some 48 hours ago struck down the mask mandate, leading to joy and relief for millions traveling, tired of the masks. but also sparking concern for millions of others who are still alarmed about the health of their children, their families, because of the spike in covid cases across this country, driven by th

emily: chris, what does this mean for disney and how is disney reacting?hris: it is not entirely clear, because it could be the district still exists in some form going forward. the legislature could decide to renew it in a different form next year. in that case, the impact may be minimal. or the services might get put on sewer, fire, and things that disney had been paying for itself, could go to the county. and there would be disruption, sure, but probably nothing catastrophic. the company has been very quiet about this subject, not issuing any public statements whatsoever, which is unusual. emily: nathan, what are the tax implications? governor desantis is saying disney will pay more taxes but there are concerns some of the debt might fall on taxpayers. can you unwind that? nathan: i don't think anybody knows too many specifics yet, but there are questions, bondholders want to know who will be responsible for paying back debt, property owners want to know if taxes will increase. this is a huge district and involves a lot of municipal services. the distri

let's talk disney and florida.revoke the disney world designation as a special tax district that is a privilege that disney held since the 1960s it allows the company to sort of self govern. that bill called the parental right and education act heads to the governor's desk. joining us now is former walt disney world resort is lee cockrill lee, talk about this reedy creek. what does that name for disney do for the state of florida? >> it is a local government that manages all fire proper decks, high protection and highway construction all of those public facilities are managed by disney. a constant growth at disney with building and over the years, it has been -- they he do a great job of getting this done and getting it done in a quick way i always said disney builds a highway quickly. it isdone before you know it it's fire protection it is one of the safest places in the world, i would tell you it also is a safest zip code in america. i think all of that is because disney is all over these things like safety. it w

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elizabeth: happening now disney canceled. florida wipes out disney's special tax breaks and self-governing status. okay, this fight is now escalating over florida's new rental rights law. tonight what the media is not telling you about. as woke corporate america finally answering the woke up call. netflix, twitter, in disarray. cnn plus shut down. lecturing america doesn't work. it alienates. with us tonight congressman jeff van drew, claudia tenney, dusty johnson, fox news contributor deroy murdoch. fox news contributor saul wisenberg and deneen borelli and former acting i.c.e. director ron vitiello. we have mask confusion again at the white house today. again has to clean up after the president. this time confusing two things he is trying to push on you, mask mandates and wiping out trump's pandemic border policy. s press secretary border saki said mandates is keeping cdc power over you when the white house is not using its power to stop the border collapse. this is intensifying is special counsel needed for hunter biden's

we start with disney's identity crisis. disney is sticking with its pla to ramp up political involvemen in the culture wars. now, if you wondered how and wh disney went from being a family entertainment company to an activist crime group, we have more insight for you tonight. these new clips emerge from the reimagine tomorrow in addition to that they started in september. now disney claims its newfound woke identity is just good business, it's all about targeting they are gins the customers bright in this online forum with disney employees obtained by the journalist grif rufo, we learned the real motivation and it goes even further. here is carrie burke, president of disney general entertainment general entertainment fare at. >> we are tracking a younger i think more open-minded and now we know is my son text me this morning, jens he is 30-40 percent clearer than the other generations, so disney better get with it. >> okay, is this true? i don't think so. according to the latest gallup poll, that numbers have gone up but i

and disney plus. we should talk about disney world. the story we have talked about for the past week. this happened in florida yesterday after approval by state lawmakers. governor ron desantis is signing a bill to end the special self g governing status. this is a reaction to disney's criticism of florida's so-called don't say gay law. i know there are different views of what the law says which limits early schooling on sexual orientation and gender identity it would dissolve the special district to allow the company to build theme parks and experiences and hotels and other attractions with little to no oversight and spares local tax bills. they are getting rid of the district and that sticks local counties with bigger debt. close to $1 billion in debt, perhaps. we had a state official on yesterday who claimed that was not going to be the case later this morning, we will speak with two florida state representatives on this issue. one from each side of the political aisle. a discussion you don't want

they want disney and disney officials to surrender their first amendment rights in order to do business in florida. the self proclaimed hornet, randy fine, does not believe that anyone working at disney has any right to voice an opinion about the florida legislature's new law governing the -- cannon cannot say about human sexuality. and that is why, florida republicans have a raised disease 163 million dollar tax bill and given that tax bill to local property taxpayers in the orlando area. randy fine says that one of the reasons disney has no right to an opinion about anything that the florida government does is that disney is a guest, a guest, in the state of florida. that is his word, guest. little dot you know, there is no such thing as a guest in law. the snowbirds that travel from the north of the country to spend the winter in florida all have the same rights of the people who live in florida every day of a year. they don't surrender a single right when they visit the state temporarily. and if they spend enough time in the state every year, they have the right to vote in florida.

now it looks like that's come crashing down for disney. who crashing down for disney.tus? it is will change its status? it is widely seen _ will change its status? it is widely seen as _ will change its status? it 3 widely seen as retaliation for disney buyers like opposition to a new florida education law, one opponents call the don't say gay bill. and was signed into law by governor ron desantis of the republicans, pivoting primary school teachers to discuss sexual orientation or gender either today with any of their pupils, children from age 3—9. disney took a very strong stance against the law, saying it had support any organisation that would try to repeal the law, host some of its own turner political the nations and protect the lgbtqi+ community there. this did not sit well with governor desantis and really highlights how difficult it is for the corporations when trying to take an ethical stance, one they feel is reflected by their employees, some of the shareholders and yet doing that without facing repercussions from lawmakers but are deciding their corporate

: yeah, abigail disney, granddaughter of roy disney who was brother of walt disney, she's been weighinggainst what she calls right-wing, anti-woke nonsense. she adds perhaps the right wing has finally bitten the hand that has been feeding it superfoods these few decades, in other words, she's backing disney to fight them on this so-called education law, don't say g a ay. now, florida's republican governor ron desantis digging his heels in p. he says, bottom line, disney should butt out, they've crossed the line in the relationship, and that is just not going to work. a take a listen to the governor. >> i think disney has gotten over its skis on this. and, look, there's policy disputes, and that's fine. but when you're trying to impose a woke ideology on our state, we view that as a significant threat. this wokeness will destroy this country if we let it run una abated. >> reporter: well, the governor also calling disney dishonest and hypocritical. case in point, he says, look at the countries that disney is hoping to expand to. north africa and the middle east in particular, algeria, eg

rather than on disney. you've got 80000 people, his jobs are dependent on disney directly or indirectly. so you're going to see that impact if this actually goes through, it would sunset, the special district in june 2023. so there's a one time. there's a lot of details work out such as, you know, who takes on the tax for, is that the taxpayers of the 2 counties disney then is a disney itself. the fantasy is going to be. but there are a lot of details to work out, and there's always one school that says negotiating to get you to stop getting involved these cultural war issues are because up until recently, disney in the republican already had a really strong relationship. this is very active in the nation. mr. donations with republican candidates causes the party. so yeah, this is a relatively new develop. if disney encourage the costs are going to pass it on the end user consumers. but, you know, the thing about disney is the theme park notwithstanding, you know, real growth is in china. i mean, that's, th

bob chapek reversed his position, disney's position completely, going forward, not only did the disney fervently disagree with the law the florida legislature had passed, according to bob chapek, disney had decided to override the expressed will of florida's voters and overturn that law. "our goal as a company," said bob chapek, "is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that." whoa! [laughs] what? you thought it was an entertainment company, but no. from its headquarters in los angeles, the disney corporation had now decided it runs the state of florida. so for people who want to defend her democracy, which is a system in which voters get to govern themselves, this was quite a departure, this was oligarchy, corporate ceos deciding what the law should be, yeah, that is their new position. but in the meantime, disney employees set about trying to undermine the intent of florida's law. if teachers could no longer promote transgender is him to kindergartners,

and then disney shifted position. and it also should be noted that walt disney himself, the founder of disney and the empire, it should read a re about it. he was in a left where he wasn't crazy, liberal now. so want to santa simply holding up, disney has some type of icon saying over there from california, and everybody knows that people in california are kind of left wing. it's just the same type of manufactured fiction, which unfortunately has the very real effect of just reinforcing the divide in america instead of trying to bring people together at a critical time, both at home and abroad on many, many issues. is it disney has enormous reach? doesn't it? to say the least is at the local entity, you know, 40000 beds, hundreds of restaurants and so on and so forth, to what degree will this affect people in the region? and therefore, i have implications for the governor and the decision that he's made. what has a big effect economically? i mean, you've just mentioned, for example, on the significant amount of touris

joining me now is abigail disney granddaughter of co-founder roy disney.he also calls for the company's executives to find courage in the face of criticism. abigail, thanks for coming on the program. >> totally delighted. >> what is the walt disney company actually and how do you feel when you see it portrayed as this child abuse indoctrination cult? >> what i'm seeing happen is pretty coordinated strategic plan unfolding and disney seems like the biggest target because it's so woven into families. if you can create this idea that somebody is in there trying to indoctrinate your child, my goodness, the paranoid imagination can run circles with that. yeah. and so i understand why it's been selected in this stra strategic -- whatever strategic meeting they had for what they would turn to next. but this is absurd. the thing that disney stands for more than anything in every film and especially in the animation where there is a gay character or not is love and acceptance and family and joy. and soo they're trying to inject something into what disney does that

and they let disney know it.the human rights campaign which usually has ranked disney quite highly for supporting lgbt rights. they actually refused a $5 million donation from disney who was trying to sort of absolve their political sins by not doing more on this issue earlier and human rights campaigns. saying, look, we're not going to continue to take your money if you continue to support politicians that are pushing anti-lgbt legislation. >> you know, professor, so much of these fights it seems comes down to one of framing. and this one being framed as one about parental rights. we've seen that line a lot recently, where republicans are sort of using that tact, especially when it comes to things like school choice. you think about governor youngkin in virginia, running that ad about banning the book "beloved." i wonder is there a fear that politicians should have about, perhaps pushing this too far? when it comes to something like disney, that so many parents love and rely on because their kids love it. is the

the walt disney company. on the outset, i think it seems uneven, that the governor seems to have all the power. he has the legislature under his control. he has a certain constituency, a base, a trump base, that he's reaching out to. but i have to say that governors may come and governors may go, presidents may come and presidents may go, but, in this economy, corporations tend to endure, and in the end, prevail. john: mark pinsky, author of “the gospel according to disney: faith, trust, and pixie dust,” thank you very much. mark: thank you for having me. amna: we are just 201 days away from the midterm elections that will determine which party controls the u.s. congress for the next two years. but the process of deciding who will be on the ballot kicks into high gear in just a matter of weeks, with primary battles in several key stat. for a look at what's ahead, we turn now to two party insiders. faiz shakir is a democratic political adviser who was the campaign manager for bernie sanders' 2020 presidential

he has the support now of walt disney's grand niece abigail disney, formerly a thorn in disney tho side who once raid against ceo bob iger fat compensation package and also against the mistreatment of workers. er to be totally on board with the magic wokingham and a washington postr op ed that ran this morning. she claimed that those outraged over what disney is doing want to quote erase an entire class of human beings. what she tooke special umbrage against yours truly. can you imagine that from my warning to corporate americak about the dangers of muckingin around in these, you know, very controversial political issues ? the disney ariff mightht want to show some real courage, though. why not? and take papen against china. real human rights abuses or is keeping the cash flow coming from disney, shanghai? well, maybe more important to this new moral crusader. joining me now is the journalist who obtained all of those disney videos, chris rufo, manhattan institute seniorad fellow. alsoou joining me is online at qunol. b prager, you personally, former left wing activist. all right, chris

and you have walt disney.u have to make the choice here, disney world is not relocating out of florida. for a long time, brian, and you have seen it play out time after time, these woke companies walk up and just punch the conservative, the republican, the libertarian, whoever it is a little bit right of the landscape here right in the mouth and they say you take it, and they just completely hugh to the demands of the woke universe. hear ron desantis is saying is, okay, if you are going to falsely label bills that we paled in florida as the don't say gay bill when it's the parental rights and education bill and just saying by the waited kindergarten, first, second third grader. i have a first grader there is no reason for them to be trained in sexual orientation or taught it we are going to throw a bunch back at you, disney, you are going to have to take it i think, actually, brian, this is how you get some form of equillibrum back. everybody out there has gotten the idea we have to respond to the woke univers

wow. florida's magic kingdom no longer the happiest place on earth for disney. after the states governor rhonda santas signed legislation dissolving the company so called spatial status, they're going to pay more taxes as a result of ever since the 1960, the disney world resort had been effectively its own city controlling everything on its sprawling property from roads to rubbish collection, the moved to change that could have huge financial implications for disney who series of theme parks of transformed orlando to one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. could also cause big problems for the cities where disney properties are located. since they'll now have to offer those services. oh, but critics say it's less about tax than tit for tat. after disney, one of the state's largest employers spoke out against a new law passed by the governor and the states republican controlled legislature. it bars teaching on gender identity and sexual orientation, and schools. the children aged between 5 and 9 years old and makes it more difficult for schools to r

disney is catering to one way of looking at.shouldn't have special stuff anymore. >> greg: trying to imagine moving it. moving day. everybody gets up early and they are friends. can you come over. have coffee, maybe doughnuts. and then you start in never never land. >> it would turn into one of those chinese ghost cities. >> it would become like a mini golf world. off-brand. i don't know the opposite of disney is but it would be that. >> greg: we could buy it from desantis and a discount. honed the most dangerous prey. human beings. coming up, in the ring he found glory now he's written his life story. tyrus tells us all about his wonderful book. that's next. >> i'm not telling them all. they won't buy it wait, what? it sounded like you just said an eye drop that may help you see up close. i did. it's an innovative way to... so, wait. i don't always have to wear reading glasses? yeah! vuity™ helps you see up close. so, i can see up close with just my eyes? uh-huh. with one drop in each eye, once daily. in focus? yep. [laughs] li

disney will paye its debts.w disney will for the first time actually live under the same laws as everybody else in florida maga hat. so you say their characterization of the statutee is inaccurate. t yes. so is that what your attorneys are telling you rightne. so the legislature did it starting next june because t there's going too be additionall legislative action. know contemplated that we what we're going to do and so stay tuned. that'll all be apparent. the bonds will be paid by disney. they will be paying taxes probably paid by more taxes. es they will follow the laws that every other person has to do and they will no longer have the ability to run their own y government, which they'rere the only corporation in all of florida, the only entity in all of florida that has the ability to run their own government and do this . youu g guys are going to have ty pay the bills for the police, t the fire fighter. so that's the thing. people did this their taxes, they pay the reedy creek, they're paying themselves. th

disney has always been a republican-oriented company.tage of their political donations go to republicans, including $106,000 to governor desantis. i am not quite sure why governor desantis picked this fight, although clearly it's helping him politically. >> well, could that money now go elsewhere to other sorts of lawmakers in that state running for office? >> it could, but the republicans are so dominant now in both the house and the senate that it probably would not make much of a difference. >> let me ask you about taxpayers. will they shoulder the burden of now having to fund garbage collection at disney, and fund police departments and fire departments monitoring disney, and it was up until now dealt with by the company itself? >> yeah, i am not sure this is a gift that orange county wants. they probably -- disney does pay property taxes in orange county. a lot of people think they get away without paying taxes. they pay 50 to $60 million a year to the county, and then they pay about $150 million a year to run the reedy creek improv

privileges does disney have?eave the counties to shoulder approximately $2 billion in debt service and operational costs. if the lower reaches the governor's desk you could go in effect june 2023. no reports were linked disney could bring back former ceo bob iger to clean up this mess, corley, todd. >> todd: brooke singman, thank you very much. let's bring in jim failla on fox news radio and fox nation, jimmy, we were talking about this, that ball, it's not like you can wheel it to a woke state. it is imported. you are in florida forever, disney. don't they have to dial back the wokeness now? >> i mean come i would think so because to your point, disney world is not the carnivals my mom took me to growing up where the ferris wheel turned into a van if the kids fell off of it and they just drove to the next town. [laughter] you know, you can always tell where you were raised in the family based on what ride your mom went you go on. if something went wrong, left and a second. but disney is doing one thing wrong. no

most of them are disney employees. disney controls ready creek board of supervisors.to wind up in the courts. but, ultimately. i wouldn't be surprised if disney and antioxidants come to some sort of an agreement between now and then where they both look like, well, antioxidants, obviously, is going to be the big winner but disney can come away without losing loot of money. >> ainsley: what kind of agreement with they come up with? >> steve: if they dissolve it, effective june of next year, then disney can apply again for special tax status again. so maybe they will say okay, you got rid of that one. we will do it again and we will pay -- >> ainsley: ron desantis pretty strong. strong minded and stick to his ones. >> brian: one of the things disney could do decide to build another theme park without checking with anyone. >> ainsley: in the rocky mountains. >> brian: they could continue to expand. build a mansion or place on the water. anything. you have to go to the town present your plans and do it. disney goes and presents their plans. own water, own electric. things

it's where they disney will theme parks were located. critic say to santas as retaliated against disney opposition to a law limiting the teaching of l. g. b t issues in schools. the new law affects all special districts formed before $900.00. 68. we believe an important component of freedom in the state of florida is the freedom from having oppressive idiology opposed upon you without your consent, whether it be in the classroom or whether it be in the workplace and we decided to do something about it. well, let's bring in a gun cascades, a journalist at florida politics dot com, which covers campaigns, elections, policy, and lobbying in the state of florida. and he joins me now from jacksonville guitar with his music and kosky. disney has this reputation for inviting the world in all its forms. family singles couples to it's the parks with open arms. so when the governor attacks the company financially overturned knology, who will, who will the cit, how will the thoughts of how will they sit with locals and with state residents? well, you've got 80000 people whose jobs are dependent on

talk about how disney has navigated the political shoals over the years. >> disney has never been a culturaleader, but they have been sensitive to changes within the culture. foer since walt died and his hes sort of left leadership of the company, when michael eisner and jeffrey katzenberg took over, there has been a steady elevation of the portrayal of american values in disney content -- books, movies, corporate policy. they have been raised -- they have embraced diversity. they have embraced various things, and i think that is an irrevocable change disney has made. >> how big a deal is losing this or would losing this special district be for the disney company? >> no one is exactly sure. i think disney can accommodate itself to whatever is there, but i think the resistance is more likely to come from central florida, from business leaders who are afraid of killing the goose that laid the golden egg. i think they would like a more gradual change if there is any change at all, but my suspicion is getting rid of these special privileges is going to be a lot more difficult in practice it -- i

disney changed that. welcoming the first guest more than 50 years ago and transforming the swamp into an entertainment empire. >> opening day drew about 10,000 visitors to disneyworld, not a very large crowd possibly because the children are still in school but an estimated 10 million visitors are expected this next year. how much will they spend? well, that depends upon where they come from. >> the people came as they say. and today, disneyworld is the world's number one tourist destination. visited and instagramed by millions each year. it isn't just orlando's largest employer, it is orlando. now florida governor ron desantis is determined to make the happiest place on earth a living hell. baby maga is bad disney opposes don't say gay bill so they voted to revoke the privileges to allow disneyworld to revoke itself since they opened the glittery doors. they signed anti gay legislation decided to punish educators and erase the existence of people's lives is going after the private company that dared to c

world was just a walt disney's dream the state granted walt disney and his company short of a dispensationwas in the 60s is it appropriate to still have that arrangement today? >> i think florida is very reasonably saying no. as you point out when they built disneyland in california they could not control all of the land around its anaheim footprints pretty wanted to have controls the bottom plots of land in florida, lobbied it very hard to get the special tax deal and it worked hard on government relations since then to maintain it. it is a big gift from the state of florida to disney that the normal business does not get in the state of florida or anywhere else. it is completely reasonable of florida say why are we giving you the special status when you are intervening in our politics, disrespecting the will of our people? this policy is coming from the duly elected government of florida. there's really no excuse for this kind of activism. and as i said i don't know why disney shareholders put up with this either. >> i want to read to something column because you sums it up so well. disn

disney world or wants to promote this lgbtq community and push that at disney. other side the conservatives need to speak loudly, too. this is anonymous disney insider. that's incredible a that a company, particularly a company whose brand is family friendly content would oppose the perfectly reasonable view that sexual top if i cans are not appropriate for 6-year-olds in a public school setting. the bill puts the onus back on parents rather than public schools. that perspective can be debated but it is not wrong. a priority and a very large number of florida voters agree with it. but disney isn't interested in allowing a debate or conversation to occur. it simply wants to satisfy the stop making trouble and bad headlines for the company. >> brian: so, once again, for people out there, it is not called the don't say gay bill. that is for penal that don't like it that want to misportray it. >> ainsley: doesn't mention gay in the bill. >> steve: no. >> brian: not mentioned in the bill. had this conversation with two or three people. nobody is anti-gay. all they ar

here's a suggestion for disney he says. get back to business, excellence in story telling and stop wasting shareholders money on political crusades that have nothing to do with disney's business. we all have the right to have other voice to be heard on issues but not on the shareholder's dime. we have not heard from bob chapek or disney since they came out on the education bill but republican governor rohn desan who like as good fight, comes right up his alley and hammers disney, calling it hypocritical consider that disney you does business in many countries that bone homosexuality and china's human rights against the uyghurs. representative bob good, a republican from virginia, says disney needs to get back to wholesome entainment, remember who is the ought yens is, parents of young children not radical educators or legislators, or radical act sy vests. ralph norman, republican from south carolina, they are taking the position that children should learn about sexual orientation and gender identity before formal education

la larga disputa empezÓ cuando disney se opuso a la ley " no digas gay".ida. en las elecciones de 2020, esa organizaciÓn donÓ $4,800,000 a campaÑas republicanas. algunos consideran que la ley aprobada hoy podrÍa ser una respuesta del gobernador. la nueva ley entrarÁ en vigencia el 1 de junio de 2023. leÓn: hablemos ahora de la guerra en ucrania. el presidente biden anunciÓ una nueva ronda de ayuda militar y econÓmica a ese paÍs invadido por rusia por mientras cientos millones de dÓlares. mientras putin asegura que rusia ya ha capturado esta ciudad. pero los ucranianos dicen lo contrario, insisten en que van a resistir sobre todo en una fÁbrica donde estÁn atrincherados soldados y civiles. >> buenas noches. en el dÍa 57, ucrania amanecÍa con una de las peores noticias posibles. rusia aseguraba que habÍa conseguido tomar por completo. las fuerzas ucranianas han asegurado que hasta que no caigan, no habrÁn terminado de tomarlo. estas son las dos versiones de los hechos de hoy, mientras que el alcalde de la ciudad aseguraba que las fuerzas rusashabÍan cavado u

disney is used to getting its way.e and part of the reason that it doesn't play out very well is how unique the deal is. it is an amazing agreement. and it works to the advantage of both sides. disney has been a huge source of revenue in terms of employment, the tourism that comes in through disney. also they have made out like a bandit here. basically a government unto themselves. and there are people that say okay, this is still punishing them for speech, the courts don't get as much into motivation and as you were saying, this is unique, they don't like special treatment and they are going to end it. well, in the end, the state could eliminate this district, but it's going to cost a lot for both sides. and i don't understand why more compromise and the language isn't coming from disney. >> well, thank you so much, my friend, thank you so much. taking a look at the border. if you have any thoughts about this alternative plan, well, you didn't hear much on capitol hill. you didn't hear much shouting [smash] >> dad: it

it was for me television and disney and the cartoons, it was mickey mouse going to disney was an escapeare time when we could go. it is heartbreaking. it is heartbreaking for all americans. this company is a great company and deserves to be saved and to not let the marginals who are hostile take over this dynamic with malignant narcissism that projects on all of us. these kids today deserve what i had as an escape. as something that gives them the imagination. that's what is heartbreaking. >> harris: then there is hypocrisy part with disney. it is confounding. >> you laid that out very well. president biden with a very rough week in the rearview mirror. a few minutes ago live on the "focus" he said i'm not taking any more questions. i'll talk to you next week. "politico" calling it his sophomore slump. he has been around for 50 years as a politician. i think he graduated many times. plus this. >> the media mob, weren't they interested if there was any trump/russia collusion that turned out to be a big conspiracy theory lie? why aren't they interested in this? >> harris: oh, the white ho

he may still be one of disney's biggest shareholders. like i said, this is bigger than disney. this is a preview of a midterm election battle. in fact, it's already raging on the right. is anybody else paying attention to it? should they? joining me to discuss that and more charlotte clamor writer and lgbt activist who previously served as a press secretary for the human rights campaign. also with me natasha alfred and david zurawik. welcome to you all. there are other layers to this. charlotte, let's start with the history of this. there is an ugly history in the united states of portraying gays, lesbians, transgender people as perverts, as predators who are preying on children. when i see some of the coverage in the last week seems to me they are just repeating an ugly history. >> good morning, brian. yeah, it's exasperating to watch all of this go down. i can't believe that it's 2022 and we're still seeing lgbtq families be framed as predatory or as die ver sieve or i would say as almost perverted. i mean that is correct seems to be the message to millions of lgbt families b

desantis is doing it for his pocketbook and is hoping that disney's competitors will back him and disney is doing it for its shareholders. both sides are looking at the cash. host: from a local level, what are you hearing, what is the news reporting like on the impact this will have on the districts of that area, the counties that will have to pick up the tab and the taxes for this area? caller: the funny thing is, you are absolutely right. there is so much money to be made in this area by theme parks , i think universal and other parks are thinking we are not making a ton of money. if conservatives leave disney and come to see us, they are willing to pay more taxes in the area. host: the taxpayers of those counties, they get the tax revenue but they are responsible for the liabilities, the debts that disney has. caller: surrounding disney is so many wealthy people. there are billionaires that surround that area. imagine the queen of versailles with her $90 million home. they don't care because desantis will give them a kickback on their taxes to cover it anyway. the people who will have

did not realize they need florida more than florida needs disney is that how you see it?the state of florida he went to orlando 1967 i made this kind of deal, he turned a little area that was a backwater into eight international tourist destination the largest employer in the state of florida if orlando didn't have disney be okeechobee. the reality is i agree kristin there is no question parental control is paramount in every state in our country probably in the world. was is an issue that unfortunate situation you have somebody pushing around a major company like this that went after the crews industry before now it is disney world. i don't know, or going to have to leave it there thank you to both of your current philip and kristin that's it for us this week. gerry will be back next week with more in-depth interviews right here on the wall street >> "barron's roundtable" sponsored by jpmorgan asset management. jack: welcome to "barron's roundtable" where we get behind the headlines and prepare you for the week ahead. inflation remains at a 40 year high. i am asking jare

that disney if took.t all. they didn't need to get involved in this at all. when corporations and companies do this, it is always the wrong move. it always hurts them, it always makes people dislike them because you have to remember that half the country, and i would say far more than half the country at this point, disagrees with whatever stance you're putting out there. it's just really insane sane because you think about disney as the place as a parent that you can turn to for wholesome entertainment, where you're allowed to go escape these sort of things with your kids, and that is no more. people have very clearly seen that does not exist. there is an agenda. maybe best there's been one all along that we didn't really know about, but i'll tell you one thing, i have never taken my kids to disney. fortunately, they are young enough that they're not yet interested, so maybe we got out of this whole deal scot-free -- >> they're going to miss z that mom and dad -- [inaudible conversations] they're going t

disney still pays property taxes to the 2 counties. that surround is a theme parks, but the special district it sits on cold, reedy creek carries about $977000000.00 in debt. and critics say that debt could fall on taxpayers if the special district is dissolved. it actually remains unclear its moment. aside from really crete, there are 5 other special districts across florida that will meet as, as a result of this bill. i said it's only to speak to john snake, who's the director of the university of central florida. since chief economic forecasting, joins is now from orlando in florida. mister snake broke into the program at politics aside because it seems like there's a lot of politics in this, in an economic sense. what does this mean for disney itself as an enterprise going forward? well, you know, i think it's a, it's unclear, related to double or in the details in terms of what the school impact will be or limiting this recruit special district. you said it does straddled to 2 counties. there's, there's that involved, but there's

stuart: if so many people within disney oppose disney's policy, why did disney do it in the first placet of the silent majority and i said before the squeaky wheel gets the grease, small minority of the community, very loud and passionate about their cause, disney is listening, they are listening, they failed to listen to the majority. they made miscalculation. stuart: i don't think people will cancel a trip because of the woke policies. i don't think they will. i think they will take a minor dip. do you disagree? >> i don't disagree. i have a 4-year-old that can't stop watching -- the reality is everyone has a limit and there's a backlash right now if you go online on social media, see comments that they are canceling their disney platinum. that might be temporarily but it seems like they forgot their principles, they forgot the founding values walt founded this company, they are pushing for woke agendas here and that is why ron desantis's look saying the legislature is going to remove the self-governing and that will affect them. stuart: thanks for joining us this morning, wish the be