Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed Disney during an interview Tuesday night after the company’s CEO, Bob Iger, said that he was sorry that the company was “dragged” into a fight with the state of Florida.

DeSantis made the remarks during an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson where he was asked about Disney’s opposition to the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which banned schools from talking about sexual matters with young children.

Carlson played a clip where Iger said, “I was sorry to see us dragged into that battle. And I have no idea exactly what its ramifications are in terms of the business itself.”

“What I can say is, the state of Florida has been important to us for a long time, and we have been very important to the state of Florida,” Iger continued. “That is something I’m extremely mindful of and will articulate if I get the chance.”

When asked how he would respond to Iger’s remarks, DeSantis said, “We didn’t drag them in, Tucker. They went in on their own, and not only opposed the bill. They threatened to get it repealed.”

“These are parents’ rights, important policies in our state that are very popular. And so they brought this on themselves,” he continued. “All we did was stand up for what’s right. And, yes, they’re a big, powerful company. But you know what? We stand up for our folks. And I don’t care what a Burbank-based California company says about our laws.”

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TRANSCRIPT:

TUCKER CARLSON, FOX NEWS HOST: So, one of the companies who was benefiting a lot from the government, the government of the state of Florida, actually, was Disney.

You changed that. So, they just switched CEOs because of that, because of what you did. The new CEO is the old CEO, Bob Iger. He has held a town hall for employees. And he said he regretted that Disney had fought with your administration over a bill that you backed that banned teachers from talking to kindergartners about sex.

So, then Disney’s response led Florida state legislatures to strip, as you know, of course, because you backed it, Disney of its special status. Here’s what Iger said today.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

ROBERT IGER, CEO, WALT DISNEY COMPANY: I was sorry to see us dragged into that battle. And I have no idea exactly what its ramifications are in terms of the business itself.

What I can say is, the state of Florida has been important to us for a long time, and we have been very important to the state of Florida. That is something I’m extremely mindful of and will articulate if I get the chance.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CARLSON: How do you respond to that? He’s talking about you.

DESANTIS: We didn’t drag them in, Tucker. They went in on their own, and not only opposed the bill. They threatened to get it repealed.

These are parents’ rights, important policies in our state that are very popular. And so they brought this on themselves.

CARLSON: Yes.

DESANTIS: All we did was stand up for what’s right.

And, yes, they’re a big, powerful company. But you know what? We stand up for our folks. And I don’t care what a Burbank-based California company says about our laws.

CARLSON: Governor Ron DeSantis of the state of Florida, thanks so much for that.

We will be right back.

DESANTIS: Thanks.

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Georgia’s Senate runoff is just one week away, and Democratic incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock is neck-and-neck against GOP challenger Herschel Walker.

Assisting Walker on the campaign trail is newly re-elected Republican Governor Brian Kemp, who crushed his Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams. Kemp sat down with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and explained why Georgians should not vote for Warnock.

“The runoff now is a very simple choice,” Kemp said at one point in the interview. “You know, are you going to vote for somebody that’s been with Joe Biden 96% of the time, or are you going to vote for somebody that’s going to go up there and fight for Georgia? And that’s the way I’m voting.”

As pointed out by Collins, Walker was the only statewide GOP candidate in Georgia who did not win in the Peach State during the general election. Now, Kemp is lending his clout to help push the former Heisman Trophy winner over the finish line.

Collins asked, “Does Herschel Walker share your values?”

Kemp responded, “Well, listen, when I’m talking about going to Washington, D.C., and fighting for what Georgians need, I’m talking about the border, 40 year high inflation, astronomical gas prices since Joe Biden took office, and the agenda that Raphael Warnock has supported up there.”

Kemp explained that Walker is the go-to guy for the people of Georgia.

“I mean, to me, it’s that simple in this race,” he said again. “And that’s, you know, why I’m voting for Herschel Walker. I want somebody to go up there and go fight for our state and fight for our citizens, not fight to support a president that really, in my view, is not upholding the values of what Georgians want.”

Kemp also claimed that his recently created federal PAC is designed to “get Herschel Walker elected to the United States Senate” and also help future federal candidates in Georgia.

Repeatedly during the interview, he reminded Republicans to not get “distracted” by other things during this runoff election.

A portion of the interview can be watched here:

Voters are particularly animated in this runoff after neither Walker nor Warnock secured more than 50% of the vote during the general.

Georgia broke another voting record Monday, as more than 300,000 early voters came out to the polls in a single day to cast their ballots.

The turnout smashed the previous early voting record of more than 233,252 votes in 2018.

Democrats currently have a 50-49 seat advantage in the Senate. Polls show that Warnock and Walker are in a virtual dead heat.