Nikki Haley Invites Disney to South Carolina Amid Ongoing Lawsuit

Republican Candidate Nikki Haley Invites Disney to South Carolina Amid Feud with Florida Governor

Former South Carolina governor and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has extended an invitation to Disney to relocate to her home state amid a long-running dispute with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. In a tweet on Wednesday, Haley suggested that South Carolina would happily accept Disney if the company decided to leave Florida. “We’ve got great weather, great people, and it’s always a great day in South Carolina!” Haley said.

In an interview with “America Reports,” Haley said she’d gladly welcome Disney in the Palmetto State if the entertainment giant brought along “billions of dollars” and “hundreds of thousands of jobs.” She added, “South Carolina was a very anti-woke state, it still is, and if Disney would like to move their hundreds of thousands of jobs to South Carolina and bring the billions of dollars with them, I’ll let them know, I’ll be happy to meet them in South Carolina.”

The Disney-DeSantis Feud

Haley’s invitation came shortly after Disney sued DeSantis on April 26, accusing his administration of “weaponizing its power to inflict political punishment” on the company for its opposition to the governor’s “Parental Rights in Education” act. DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, reacted to Disney filing a lawsuit during a press conference in Israel on Thursday, describing it as a political move that lacks merit, while accusing the company of lacking accountability and transparency.

Under DeSantis, Florida has passed legislation that ended special conditions that Disney enjoyed for decades in how it administered the district where Disney World is located, which basically gave the company near-total operational autonomy. Speaking to reporters Thursday, DeSantis said that the special privileges that had been granted to Disney in how it administered the special district were “not good for the state of Florida.”

• If you take care of your businesses, you take care of your economy—your economy takes care of the people and everyone wins.
• South Carolina was a very anti-woke state, it still is.
• We’ve got great weather, great people, and it’s always a great day in South Carolina!

It remains to be seen whether Disney will take up Haley’s invitation to relocate to South Carolina, but the feud with DeSantis shows no signs of abating anytime soon.