Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) took aim at Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Sunday, calling him “fundamentally authoritarian” but stating he believes former President Donald Trump is a greater threat to democracy.
“I worry about democracy,” Newsom said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press. “I worry about the 'fetishness' for autocracy that we’re seeing not just from Trump, but around the world, and notably across this country.”WATCH: Gov. Gavin Newsom tells @chucktodd that he thinks Gov. Ron DeSantis is “functionally authoritarian,” but he’s more worried about former President Trump.@GavinNewsom: “I think the vengeance in Donald Trump’s heart right now is more of a threat.” pic.twitter.
“I think the vengeance in Donald Trump's heart right now is more of a threat,” Newsom said, adding that he’s “not going to wallow in it” and focus on President Joe Biden’s reelection. “Many support him,” Newsom said on Trump. “I’m not going to oppose someone just to oppose them — I don’t come into a relationship with closed fists, but an open hand. I call balls and strikes, and few people were more aggressive at calling balls and strikes against Donald Trump. I called California the most un-Trump state in America, and I hold to that.”
Sitting on opposite ends of the political aisle, the California Democrat and Florida Republican are expected to debate each other, with Newsom officially agreeing to the debate on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox in June 2023.
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