A.G. Gancarski
Gov. Ron DeSantis is not willing to debate California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Fox News, but is offering advice nonetheless.
DeSantis told reporters in Fort Pierce Newsom should “stop pussyfooting around” and challenge the incumbent President, fellow Democrat Joe Biden.
“What I would tell him is, you know what? Stop pussyfooting around. Are you going to throw your hat in the ring and challenge Joe? Are you going to get in and do it, or are you just going to sit on the sidelines and chirp? So why don’t you throw your hat in the ring and then we’ll go ahead and talk about what’s happening,” DeSantis said.
The Governor, of course, has already stopped “pussyfooting around” and has launched his presidential campaign that sees him out of state more often than he’s in Florida in recent weeks. His comments were in response to a challenge issued by Newsom during an interview with Sean Hannity that aired Monday.
Newsom claimed he would do a three-hour debate with DeSantis with the Fox News perennial host, on “one day’s notice with no notes.”
During the same interview, Newsom said DeSantis’ run for President was doomed, predicting former President Donald Trump would “clean his clock.”
Newsom’s prognostication that Trump would thump DeSantis came during a spirited exchange with the Fox News Channel host about migrant flights Florida sent to Sacramento from Texas, which Newsom claims were a “stunt,” “embarrassing” and “pathetic.”
DeSantis has fought for more than a year with Gov. Newsom, a bicoastal battle between two Governors who have not faced significant tests in their own states of late. By POLITICO’s reckoning, Newsom and DeSantis are “sworn enemies that need each other.” And there may be something to that, as these most recent comments illustrate.
18 comments
Michael K
June 15, 2023 at 10:45 am
Newsom would leave the thin-skinned Putin of the Panhandle in the dust during a debate.
republicans have a lot of hate
June 15, 2023 at 10:51 am
DeSantis is really the worst person at beating somebody. Newsom will make a good president in 2028. Hopefully after DeSantis gets his butt beat in the primaries. He will end his political career.
I wanna meet Ron and Casey’s parents. I think it’s time for an interview with them. And let’s get to know all the family members. The first time DeSantis talks about Hunter then I guess it’s time to go after DeSantis his family. Are their crime family From Italy. I mean isn’t that how the Republicans play the game .
republicans have a lot of hate
June 15, 2023 at 10:55 am
I would also add that Ron DeSantis would have his lunch eaten by Newsom. Newsom’s more articulated more well spoken, and he actually cares about people. Other than himself.
Rob Desantos
June 15, 2023 at 2:09 pm
He’s also half a foot taller than Lil Ronnie D, which is probably the main reason Casey won’t let him anywhere near a debate stage with Newsom.
Isidro
June 15, 2023 at 11:06 am
Newsome would eat Mo’ron like a California Great White Shark on a fattened seal. That would be fun to watch.
George J Kamburoff
June 15, 2023 at 11:16 am
DeSantis is SCARED of Newsom.
Impeach Biden
June 15, 2023 at 9:39 pm
Wow! DeSantis afraid of Newsom. That is rich my friend. Let’s see Newsom spin the absolute disaster that Kalifornia has turned into. You Demo morons should read about the loss of a Congressional Seat, the first time in its history. The loss of corporations primarily to Texas because of high taxes and over regulation. With some of the highest state taxes in the nation you would think Kalifornia would have superior infrastructure. The place is a dump. Drive on its highways and see it for yourself. Own it Newsom. That soft hand fairy is more concerned with getting his nails done and his veneers polished.
Silly Wabbit
June 16, 2023 at 1:43 pm
You kwazy.
SteveHC
June 15, 2023 at 11:20 am
“Gov. Ron DeSantis is not willing to debate California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Fox News, but is offering advice nonetheless.” – Well, of COURSE he is! Much like Trump, DeSantis just can’t manage to simply keep his mouth shut – regardless of subject matter or circumstances. Which is yet another personality trait of his that makes him unfit for office – ANY office, even a private legal practice office for that matter (after all, he DOES have a law degree from “woke” Harvard University); I suppose he figures he can get away with such b.s. behavior much more easily in government politics than he *ever* could in private practice of any sort…
Kaleb Martinez
June 16, 2023 at 6:19 am
Why would he debate him? Are leftist ideologues, aka, democrats really this hypocritical and clueless? First of all, DeSantis actually has the coward to run against Trump & Biden and lay all his policies out on the table. Newsom wont even commit to running against a brain dead Biden who truly struggles to put together sentences without people wondering what drugs he’s on or if he’s in late stage dementia. DeSantis is more than capable in a debate. And unlike Newsom, DeSantis’ policies have enriched his state and his people, not turned it into a heaping cesspool of high crime and high taxes that has people and businesses jumping ship asap! Newsom, like Biden, cares only about social Justice warrior welfare handouts sprinkled in around elections, recalled or “normal” elections in Newsoms case, while spending the rest of their time in office finding new and utterly unbelievably destructive ways to gain new powers and control while eroding the moral fabric of our society.
Second of all, Biden spent his entire 2020 campaign hiding from Democrats and especially Trump. He barely campaigned and when he did, the media asked him hard hitting questions like they do today, “What flavor of ice cream are you eating?” Trump faced the media everyday on the road and while in office. He spared with disrespectful journalists with an agenda to push a narrative and he almost always had the upper hand, and like him or not, that’s the truth. Biden has trouble finishing a complete though about basic questions that are scripted before hand. He can’t handle any real questions and fumbles, gives up halfway through his thought, does a crazy whisper, and is babied by the media. He’s a corrupt to the core and it takes the entire legacy media, DOJ, FBI, CIA, and leftist super donors to protect him from the overwhelming amount of damning evidence against him.
Tom
June 16, 2023 at 7:38 am
“Second of all, Biden spent his entire 2020 campaign hiding from Democrats and especially Trump. He barely campaigned and when he did, the media asked him hard hitting questions like they do today, “What flavor of ice cream are you eating?”
It was a smart strategy and it worked – we know this because he won. Why make an effort when trump is quite capable of sinking his own campaign just by opening his mouth, which he just can’t help doing, every minute of every day, more lies and more nonsense.
That having been said, I wish biden wasn’t running again because he looks older than methuselah and clearly isn’t up to the job but I’ll take that over desantis or trump.
Dont Say FLA
June 15, 2023 at 11:29 am
Why not debate Newsom? Just have the debate on Twiiter, have Twitter crash again, point fingers at Elon Musk for Twitter imploding even though Casey chose Twitter and their well-known serious problems since the unfortunate purchase.
If Ron can knock Elon down a few pegs, maybe Casey will stop chasing after Elon in her going-nowhere campaign trying to become Mrs Casey “Anthony” Musk.
Casey is already Ron’s beard. Elon’s beard would be a yuge step up for her. But it just ain’t happening, Casey. Elon Must does not require your “help.” He can mess everything up all on his own!
Earl Pitts American
June 15, 2023 at 11:38 am
Good morning America,
I, Earl Pitts American, have also called Gavin and urged him to run.
Gavin was totally on board when I explained that for all the Democrats and leftist voters have done over the years it is only fair that, at bare minimum, they be afforded a choice at the voting booth.between feeces and vomit.
Gavin, will moniker his campaigne slogan “The Streets Of San Francisco” to double play off Boomer Dem’s fond memories of an old USA TV show and the woke vote in honor of today’s Streets Of San Francisco being uniformally brown under a pavement of human feeces.
Gavin is going to call George Soros to get permission to announce his Democratic run at The White House thanks to me, Earl Pitts American.
Thank you America,
Earl Pitts American
Ocean Joe
June 15, 2023 at 12:07 pm
Sorry folks.
Desantis is right. Newsome should run.
Republicans get to choose between 10 so far, why shouldn’t Dems have a choice other than anti-vax RFK or nutbag Marianne Williamson, or “Professor” Cornel West or our elderly president.
We are playing with fire with an 80 year old nominee who appears to be chronologically 80. America faces too many challenges to get stuck with an isolationist, climate denying, evangelical baiting white supremacist who wants to turn the whole country into Alabama.
Michael K
June 15, 2023 at 4:31 pm
How many Republicans were lined up when Trump was up for re-election? Rare for a first-term presidents’ party to open nominations if the incumbent is running…
Earl Pitts American
June 15, 2023 at 1:11 pm
And what about the totally forgotten indiginous peoples vote? We have gotten ourselves so caught up in gay, trans, lesbian (well nobody really cares much about “fish” any longer be they straight, bi, or lez, or even female swimmers…we hate those biatches). Anyway back to the indiginous representation…how much longer must American’s suffer before we trot out our Indian Princess Pocahantas?
You all know Elizabeth Warren is as traditional as Christmas and we must have her on the debate stage. Gee I sure hope George Soros still has some money and can finance our entire Democratic Rainbow of candidates this election cycle. Hopefully we can also get 3 or 4 Democratic candadates up on the debate stage from the Drag Queen communitty.
Thank you America,
Earl Pitts American
Tjb
June 15, 2023 at 10:16 pm
If DeSantis can not control the agenda, he is what Trump grabs.
Fred Lewis
June 16, 2023 at 9:58 am
Why debate someone who is not even running for office? You all sound like a bunch of fifth grade school girls with your pathetic name calling and constant whining.
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