Florida CFO urges Disney to 'make amends' with DeSantis: 'You don't want to pick a fight with this guy'

Jimmy Patronis said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was "flexing his muscles" when he mentioned the possibility of opening a prison on state-owned land near Disney.

JIMMY PATRONIS: I think the governor was definitely flexing his muscles. There's a jurisdiction the state of Florida has. And if they've got state lands, and they decide to put a prison on it, that's in their jurisdiction to do it. And look, whether you're going to be dealing with Ron DeSantis for two years as governor or four years as governor, Disney should be working around the clock to go and make amends with Ron DeSantis. You don't want to pick a fight with this guy.

DeSantis said Monday the legislature will void a development agreement Disney made to invalidate the state's oversight of the area. DeSantis had signed a bill earlier this year, HB 9-B, that stripped Reedy Creek Improvement District of its self-governance privileges, giving oversight back to the state.

"Disney’s corporate kingdom is over — despite their repeated and futile attempts to circumvent the Legislature and the will of the people," DeSantis said.