An extraordinary clash between one of the Republican Party's leading figures and a powerful company with deep historical ties in his state was the result of the revocation of Disney's tax privileges.
The move reverses 55 years of precedent and came after a weekslong battle with Disney that centered on the company's criticism of an education law. To its critics, the education law called the Parental Rights in Education measure.
Mr. DeSantis said on Friday that he was not comfortable with having that type of agenda get special treatment in his state.
The G.O.P. has changed a lot from the days when its leaders mostly moved in step with the nation's largest businesses.
Republicans have seen political benefit in attacking corporate America, even as big corporations have felt pressure to take a stand on political issues.
Republicans who have had a close and warm relationship with U.S. corporations have begun to be more cautious about their relationships, and are willing to confront popular brands that before would have been unthinkable.
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