Florida governor attacks politics and policies of the Land of Lincoln, Pritzker and Obama.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives remarks at the Heritage Foundation's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on April 21, 2023, in National Harbor, Md. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesPEORIA, Ill. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday doubled down on his attacks against “woke” policies in big business, saying he will soon sign legislation to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion language “from all our public institutions.
A large portion of his speech zeroed in on business policies: Along with attacking DEI language, he criticized the investment strategy that addresses environmental, social and corporate governance , calling it an effort to “weaponize corporate power.” And he poked at Walt Disney Co., which opposed the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law last year. “They don’t run the state of Florida. We run the state of Florida.
And though he listed numerous pieces of legislation he’s signed in Florida, DeSantis didn’t mention the bill he just signed into law that would ban most abortions in the state after six weeks. And Democratic Party of Illinois chair Lisa Hernandez issued a statement saying DeSantis’ vision for the country “contradicts everything that we stand for in Illinois.”
“I think people are ready for the drama to be done,” Illinois Republican state Sen. Sue Rezin told POLITICO. She was among some 30 elected officials and other Republicans at a private roundtable policy discussion with DeSantis held before Friday’s dinner. “People want leaders who can govern and who are not polarizing, and he has shown that,” Rezin said after the meeting.
Friday’s event took part in central Illinois, mostly Republican territory. It’s home to GOP Congressman Darin LaHood, who helped organize the event, though Peoria and Tazewell counties split on Trump in 2020.Peoria County voted for President Joe Biden 51.9 percent to Trump’s 45.6 percent. Tazewell County, meanwhile, voted for Trump 61.6 percent, compared to 35.9 percent for Biden.
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