[caww]

In United States constitutional law, ‘false statements of fact ‘are statements of fact (as opposed to points of law) that are false. Such statements are ‘not always’ protected by the First Amendment..... This is usually due to laws against defamation, that is making statements that harm the reputation of another.

[noiseman]

This is usually due to laws against defamation, that is making statements that harm the reputation of another.

And the Governor is a public figure, therefore exempt from protection from defamation.

[romanesq]

Nothing defamatory in stating an opinion and in this case an opinion with an abundance of facts.