DeSantis has been challenging Gruesome to debate long before he threw his hat in the ring
Gruesome is a-scared to show
Other way around. Newsom has been challenging Desantis to debate since September 2022 after aliens were flown to California.
Desantis ignored it.
Then Hannity got involved in June 2023 and Newsom accepted Hannity’s offer to moderate.
Ron’s response to Newsom was why don’t
you run for President? Stop “pussy footing”. Challenge Joe if you want a debate.
Good answer.
But Ron’s 2024 campaign never took off and he was done as a 2024 candidate.
So in August 2023 Desantis finally gave in to Hannity in an interview and said “I am game!” nearly a year after Newsom first challenged him and right in the middle of the 2024 election.
Hence the distraction for all.
But Hannity gets to have “fun”, Fox gets some extra ratings and DeSantis rather than drop out would rather bash Trump and bring the spotlight to Newsom.