Pence says he disagrees with DeSantis’s going after Disney’s tax status because he’s a ‘limited-government Republican’

That’s former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence discussing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s ongoing push to punish the Walt Disney Co. DIS, +0.15%.

DeSantis has gone after Disney ever since some of its leaders came out against Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay law, signed last year by the Republican governor. The law bars instruction about and even mention of sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade as well as other lessons deemed not age-appropriate.

Pence clarified that he supports Florida’s implementation of H.B. 1557, titled “Parental Rights in...