For years, Fox & Buddies was the present that shamelessly carried water for former President Donald Trump whereas providing him a pleasant discussion board to push his agenda. With the twice-impeached ex-president now residing in Mar-a-Lago, it appears like Fox Information’ flagship morning present has rallied round its new shining star.
Amid the right-wing media ecosphere launching a full-scale ethical panic towards Disney for “pushing [an] LGBT agenda” and “grooming” youngsters, the Fox & Buddies crew welcomed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and singer-songwriters Johnny and Donnie Van Zant to the present on Friday to rage towards the Mouse Home and “solely” debut a brand new pro-DeSantis music.
Previous to giving DeSantis the chance to launch right into a tirade towards Disney for opposing Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Homosexual invoice, this system aired a portion of the Van Zant brothers’ ode to the MAGA governor. Naturally, contemplating the music had the specific approval of DeSantis himself and featured him all through the video, the lyrics of “Candy Florida” are past over-the-top in praising the governor.
“He’s combating for the best to maintain our state free/Effectively, he’s taking over the swamp and he’s calling out Dr. Fauci—Fauci/He’s the one one combating for you and me!” Johnny Van Zant sings at one level within the tune.
“So cool,” co-host Ainsley Earhardt exclaimed, whereas her colleague Brian Kilmeade reacted: “It’s a wonderful music … it’s implausible!”
After gushing over the music for a short time with the Van Zants, brothers of deceased Lynyrd Skynyrd legend Ronnie Van Zant, the hosts turned to DeSantis to rage towards Disney and warn the leisure big that he will use Florida’s legal guidelines to retaliate towards it for crossing him.
“They’ve gotten unimaginable remedy from the Florida legislature and they're handled on a pedestal, this one company is handled in another way than everyone else. That’s not one thing I’ve ever supported,” he seethed. “However now within the legislature, you see a motion to reevaluate these particular privileges. And so on the finish of the day, I feel Disney has gotten over its skis on this.”
Referencing a leaked video of Disney executives expressing their assist for the LGBTQ group—one thing that Fox Information and right-wing media have completely melted down over—the governor then claimed the corporate was killing America.
“There’s coverage disputes and that’s effective, however while you’re attempting to impose a woke ideology on our state, we view that as a big risk,” DeSantis declared. “This wokeness will destroy this nation if we let it run unabated. So in Florida, we take a really huge stand towards that.”
Following DeSantis’ anti-Disney rant, the present’s hosts turned again to the Van Zant’s jingle.
“And all of us have been shocked once we noticed the video. We didn’t know the governor was going to be in it! Let’s play just a little little bit of the music for our viewers,” Earhardt excitedly acknowledged earlier than airing one other clip of the music.
“The press don’t like him, nevertheless it certain does get my enterprise/ He stands up for what he believes/ So don’t come down right here attempting to alter issues/ We're doing all proper within the Sunshine State,” Johnny Van Zant croons all through. “Keep out of our enterprise, depart our governor alone/ Down in candy Florida/ Our governor is purple, white, and blue/ Down in candy Florida/ He’s capturing us straight and telling us the reality!”
After the video ended, co-host Steve Doocy questioned whether or not DeSantis sang together with the Van Zant brothers, prompting them to verify he did whereas gleefully including: “He appeared good in there singing.”
DeSantis, in the meantime, mentioned he thought they'd merely “tweak an previous music” after he really helpful they do one thing alongside the strains of “Candy House Alabama,” a Lynyrd Skynyrd traditional.
“It's a catchy music, you recognize when a music is sweet as a result of in case you begin singing alongside to it and also you get it, you recognize and I can let you know, after I used to be in there within the studio, I’m leaving and…it performs in your head,” he added. “I performed it at the moment for my spouse and children and my 5-year-old daughter sings it, that's how you recognize you've gotten a winner in your arms.”
The Fox & Buddies crew then ended the section by telling their viewers the place they may obtain the music.