Florida Gov. hit. Ron DeSantis is California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom following their debate, saying conservatives won’t think liberal policies work.
DeSantis, a GOP presidential hopeful, made the comments at a campaign rally Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa.
“And one of my thoughts is, it’s like what the left is doing in this country, what people are helping the media do, they’re just trying to lie to the public about almost everything that’s going on,” DeSantis said. “When that White House press secretary walks up to that podium and tells you the border is secure, they think you’re stupid. They’re willing to say anything.”
DeSantis then referenced his debate with Newsom on Thursday, saying the California leader lied about his own policies.
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Republican Florida Gov. sparred. Ron DeSantis and Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on a variety of topics during Thursday night’s debate. (FOX News)
“When [Newsom] is on stage with me saying Biden is a great president and he’s clicking on all cylinders, that’s a lie, we know that’s a lie. When he says that California has lower taxes than Florida, I mean, that’s not just a lie, even though people like what’s going on in California already recognize that one of the prices that you pay to live there you pay higher taxes than anywhere else,” DeSantis said.
“People who think we’re dumb won’t let us down. We’re not going to lie and take it. We’re going to stand up for the truth. And ultimately we need the truth in this country,” he added.
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Fox News’ Sean Hannity moderated the groundbreaking debate between Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Fox News Media)
During Thursday night’s debate, Newsom claimed that Florida taxes low-income workers less than California taxes millionaires.
“He has one of the most regressive tax rates in the United States, the number three in America, the most regressive state in America. And that means just this – Who is he taxing? He is taxing low-income workers more than we tax millionaires and billionaires. in the state of California,” Newsom said.
DeSantis responded, saying people don’t move from Florida to California to pay less taxes.
The Florida Gov. and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom can be seen on screen from the press room during a debate held by Fox News, in Alpharetta, Ga., on Thursday. (Christian Monterossa/AFP via Getty Images)
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“How many people leave Florida to go to California because they pay less taxes? I haven’t seen that. Do people go from Florida to New York because they pay less taxes? Of course not. They go to Florida because they pay lower taxes . We don’t have an income tax. However, California has a higher sales tax than we do,” DeSantis said.
