This session has shown a very different side of the governor than we had encountered previously, his vengeful side. The most prominent example of this is his ongoing spat with Disney. His opponents such as Florida, minority leader, a Fentress Driscoll say the tendency to go after anyone that gets in his way will be a problem in higher office. But it's not just Mr. DeSantis's critics who are expressing disappointment and disbelief about his continued bashing and conflict with Disney. Some of his donors feel that Disney has been a miscalculation. And they feel that he has gone too far on issues like abortion.
Florida’s governor has made a headline-grabbing rightward lurch as part of a presumed bid for the White House. But both Mr DeSantis’s critics and his donors are starting to think he has overplayed his hand. Our correspondent finds that jihadist violence has, as was long feared, come to Burkina Faso. And rural America’s love affair with Japan’s tiny Kei trucks.
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