Mick Jagger teased Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on the Rolling Stones’ live performance in Florida this week after needling Donald Trump on a earlier tour cease.
“We have some great local celebrities that have come tonight,” the legendary lead singer reportedly mentioned at Tenting World Stadium on Monday. “Tiger Woods is here, for instance. Joey Fatone is here. And Ron DeSantis is up there in the suite. He’s having a date night with Mickey Mouse. I’m so glad they finally made up.”
The Rock and Roll Corridor of Famer was doubtless referring to DeSantis’ takeover of the theme park’s governing district in retaliation for Disney’s public objections to his “Don’t Say Gay” legislation banning classes on sexual orientation and gender identification in youthful grades. Disney sued DeSantis and his appointed allies for infringement of free speech, and the two sides settled in March.
Reps for DeSantis, who dropped out of the Republican race for president in January, instructed Newsweek the governor was not on the live performance. DeSantis spokesperson Bryan Griffin criticized the outlet on X (previously Twitter) for its “leftist bias” and for publishing Jagger’s comment earlier than reaching out to DeSantis’ workforce for remark.
Jagger has taken intention at different conservative politicians on the Hackney Diamonds tour.
In New Orleans early final month, the singer belted out “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” and instructed the group that Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry “wants to take us back to the Stone Age.”
In late Might, the popular culture icon tweaked Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, at a live performance within the New York Metropolis space.
“I was a bit worried about the weather tonight. I thought we were going to get a Stormy Daniels, but we’re all right,” Jagger instructed followers. On the time, Trump’s hush cash trial was ongoing in Manhattan; he was convicted final week of concealing funds to silence Daniels about their alleged tryst.
