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Ron DeSantis: “A lot of these companies thought twice there were CEOs that…”

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Governor Ron DeSantis and The Free State of Florida

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That's what a corporatist Republican would do. But that wasn't what I needed to do to protect the Fed. Now, from that point on, A lot of these companies thought twice there were CEOs that could go to their board and say, I don't want to end up like what happened in Florida. And so they didn't end up going and genuflecting to the WOKE mob. So I do think it had a positive impact on how corporate executives viewed these fights. (40:49–40:57)

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Asserts that Florida's actions influenced corporate behavior regarding social issues.

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