That exemption “undermines the credibility of his crusade,” Ramaswamy said.

DeSantis’ battle with Disney began after the Florida Republicans’ passed a bill to limit discussion of sexual orientation and gender in schools, known colloquially as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

The Republican governor has ramped up his attacks on the company in the recent weeks, moving once again to strip Disney of its self-governing status (after earlier being outfoxed by Disney’s lawyers) and suggesting, apparently jokingly, that the state build a prison near the Florida theme park. Disney has sued, saying it is being discriminated against over political speech.

Ramaswamy joins a growing list of Republicans who have criticized DeSantis’s crusade, including GOP front-runner Donald Trump, who said he Florida governor “is being absolutely destroyed by Disney.”

On Saturday, President Joe Biden chimed in with his own dig at DeSantis’s Disney battle: “I had a lot of Ron DeSantis jokes ready, but Mickey Mouse beat the hell out of me and got to them first,” Biden quipped during his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.