Christopher Rufo has unearthed an explosive video in which Bob Iger announced to employees that the company would start taking political stands in response, presumably, to the danger he saw from the MAGA movement.
The all-hands meeting took place in the days after January 6th, and Iger expressed his sorrow that Disney hadn’t been political enough in prior years.
EXCLUSIVE: In January 2021, then-Disney chairman Bob Iger told employees he was committing the company to “taking a stand” on politics because of January 6, then praised himself for making Black Panther, which he said was an example of “diversity and inclusion.” pic.twitter.com/Rb41540cGW
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) February 13, 2024
There are several striking things about this video, and none of them really have to do with MAGA or January 6th, which I believe were excuses and not causes of Disney’s…