DeSantis Defends Support for Parental Rights, 'Stop WOKE’ Bills 'Like a Boss' as Hecklers Try to Interrupt

We’re in, what, week three or four now of the mainstream media and Democrats continuing to pump out a steady stream of lies and misinformation about the parental rights bill in Florida that they’ve deliberately mislabeled as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Fortunately for parents in the Sunshine State, that hasn’t deterred Gov. Ron DeSantis from defending the bill and touting it as the latest legislative session in the state draws to a close.

During a Monday press conference, DeSantis talked up the accomplishments of the Florida legislature during the 2022 legislative session, and in particular praised them on their efforts on the public education front, specifically on the “Stop WOKE” act and the parental rights bill, both of which have gotten a lot of attention from the usual corners because the Usual Suspects can’t stand it when Republicans are proactive in making sure the radical agendas of the left don’t take root in public school classrooms.

At one point as DeSantis spoke about the legislature prioritizing transparency for parents and the protection of children from indoctrination in the classroom, hecklers could be heard in the background trying to interrupt him, as they tried at the beginning of the presser. He continued talking right over them, though, not missing a beat:

DeSantis got interrupted by hecklers at his press conference and just continued on like a boss pic.twitter.com/SaaOPWvicw

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 14, 2022

GOV. DESANTIS: “As the parent of three kids that are aged 5 and under, thank you for letting me and my wife be able to send our kids to kindergarten without them being sexualized.” pic.twitter.com/GMteUMnypv

— American Principles 🇺🇸 (@approject) March 14, 2022

At about the 20-minute mark of the below clip, DeSantis claps back at a reporter over a question about whether or not he was concerned about the possibility of businesses boycotting the state over the parental rights bill. He noted that it was crazy to think a business would boycott a state over a Florida bill (which presumably will soon be law) that put the power back in the hands of parents concerning the education of their children on sensitive subject matters. “I think people [who think businesses will abandon the state] need to get out of their bubble and actually talk to parents in this state” because parents “do not want” the sexualization of children to happen in Florida. “We want our kids to be kids,” DeSantis, a parent himself, told the reporter.

He also reminded those in attendance that Florida had a “great business climate” even during the coronavirus pandemic where a lot of other states were forcing businesses to close or operate at reduced capacity.

Watch:

Governor DeSantis closes out the 2022 Legislative Session. https://t.co/B3zfI7EAED

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) March 14, 2022

DeSantis is, of course, right on this. There will be few if any businesses in the state that pack up and move or otherwise adjust their operating model as a result of the parental rights bill, specifically for reasons he mentioned Thursday when he talked about Disney’s CEO voicing objections to it.

Disney, as he noted at the time, had benefited a great deal over the years from being a family-friendly place for parents to take their kids. Because of that reputation, they are going to have a hard time explaining to parents who have enjoyed vacationing at Disney parks with their kids over the years why they’re opposed to a bill that protects kids and enshrines parental rights when it comes to discussions of sexual subject matters in public school classrooms.

The same will be true for any other business that has publicly announced its opposition to the bill. They, too, will have to explain to customers and clients who specifically ask why they object to a bill that doesn’t say what critics say it does. Not many are going to want to do that. And for any business that decides to leave the state over it, Florida is better off without them, in my humble opinion, because fewer things are more important in this country – especially at this point and time – than the ability of parents to be able to take a more active role in what their children are taught.