Disney chief Bob Iger calls Ron DeSantis ‘anti-business and anti-Florida’

CEO's comments are latest round in bitter feud between governor and state's largest corporate employer over don't say gay' law

Disney's chief executive, Bob Iger, has lambasted the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, as anti-business and anti-Florida" in the latest round of a bitter public battle between the Sunshine state's most powerful corporation and its top elected official.

DeSantis and his Republican allies in the state legislature have targeted Walt Disney World, the Orlando-area entertainment resort that employs 75,000 people, since the company spoke out against the controversial Florida don't say gay" law curtailing classroom discussion of gender identity and sexuality amid mounting pressure from its employees to take a stand.