DeSantis delivers knockout blow just minutes into debate with help from Newsom’s own father-in-law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) used California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s own father-in-law to deliver a knockout blow in the opening minutes of their debate on Fox News.
Citing data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the first question moderator Sean Hannity asked focused on the droves of people leaving California and the influx of Americans moving to Florida. Data shows that California lost approximately 750,000 people in 2021-2022, while Florida gained approximately 450,000 residents during that same period.
When Newsom twice refused to address the issue and instead chose to attack DeSantis, the Florida governor unleashed a stinging anecdote.
“I’ve talked to a lot of people who have moved from California to Florida, and we never used to take people from California to Florida,” DeSantis began. “Why would you leave California? It has the best weather…”
DeSantis continued, despite being repeatedly interrupted by Newsom:
So I was talking to a guy who had moved from California to Florida, and he was telling me that Florida is much better governed, safer, has a better budget, lower taxes, all that. He’s very happy with the quality of life, and then he paused and said, “By the way, I’m Gavin Newsom’s father-in-law.” So we count Gavin’s in-laws as some of the people who fled California and came to the state of Florida.
“People understand that quality of life is important. They understand that Florida is doing well,” DeSantis explained.
It’s true. DeSantis is doing something right in Florida, and that’s why he won re-election with a landslide 20-point victory last year.
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After the debate, which Newsom’s wife reportedly ended when it went into overtime, Newsom’s team complained that DeSantis, Hannity and Fox News broke the rules which all parties agreed to in advance.
Fox News and DeSantis denied those allegations.
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