Pence Criticizes DeSantis for Escalating Disney Battle Ahead of 2024
- DeSantis targeted Disney after it opposed gender-identity bill
- Ex-VP says actions ‘beyond the scope’ of what he would do
Ron DeSantis, left, and Mike Pence during a news conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, in February 2020.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 Republican presidential rival, saying the Florida governor went too far in his fight with Walt Disney Co.
Pence, in a CNBC interview Wednesday, said he supported DeSantis for signing a law last year limiting school instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation but not his actions seeking to punish Disney for opposing the measure.