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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGovernor Ron "Go Go Boots" DeSantis' 'Unhinged' Attack On California Backfires Spectacularly
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) got some uncomfortable reminders about his own state after he attempted to slam California during a Fox News interview on Thursday.
People know, when you mention California, youre talking about unhinged leftist government, he said, calling the Golden State a punchline.
His comments came one day after Florida moved to end all vaccine mandates for children ― including kids going to school ― which critics said could lead to new outbreaks of once-contained diseases.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who debated DeSantis on Fox News in 2023, quickly fired back with some receipts on which state might have an unhinged government at work.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ron-desantis-unhinged-attack-california-035728126.html
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Blues Heron
(9,035 posts)xuplate
(227 posts)Blues Heron
(9,035 posts)babylonsister
(172,804 posts)which we can ill afford.
lapfog_1
(31,980 posts)we in California ( and the rest of the world ) use "Florida Man" as a punchline too.
niyad
(134,035 posts)or a bolt of lightning? a tornado?
Dulcinea
(10,313 posts)progressoid
(53,387 posts)If he has be called out on Fox News, that would have been spectacular.
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