I found the footage!
Posted on 12/01/2023 12:31:46 PM PST by Red Badger
(Daily Caller)—Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wife stepped in to end a Thursday debate with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to multiple reports.
Newsom and DeSantis participated in “The Great Red State vs. Blue State” debate in Alpharetta, Georgia, hosted by Fox News’ Sean Hannity, where two governors later agreed to extend the debate past its original 90 minute duration. Hannity ended the debate following a commercial break directly after the agreement was made in real time, during which Jennifer Siebel Newsom interjected on behalf of her husband, both Politico and NBC News reported, citing DeSantis aides as well as unaffiliated sources.
The DeSantis campaign confirmed the events to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“Gavin Newsom got beat so badly last night his wife literally had to throw in the towel for him,” Andrew Romeo, communications director for the DeSantis campaign, told the DCNF. “It was embarrassing.”
However, Newsom aides have since denied that his wife was the reason for the debate ending, arguing that staffers from both governors mutually agreed to the decision, both Politico and NBC News reported.
The two governors sparred over their respective states’ policies, largely over the issues of crime, the economy and numerous social issues.
Newsom dismissed data that Hannity cited over his state’s violent crime rate being higher than both the national average and Florida’s, where he instead claimed that “we’re near 50 year lows, down 55% violent crimes in the state of California from the 1990s.”
“So this is the slick politician — you put up the rates. He has 500 per 100,000. Florida is 250. So that’s almost twice as much, and he’s trying to spin that to say California’s doing good? People are leaving California in droves, largely because public safety has collapsed,” DeSantis pushed back.
The Florida governor presented a map of human feces that he said represented the city of San Francisco, of which Newsom previously served as mayor of.
DeSantis also pressed Newsom on his presidential aspirations for 2024 earlier in the debate, asking, “Why don’t you just admit that you’re running?”
Thanks. Knocked it out of the park. I don’t hate Trump. I support him, but not o the point that I can’t give credit where it is due. The cultists here proved my point by their nasty, knee jerk reactions.
Oh, and I didn’t say or even imply that all Trump supporters were cultists. I thought Freepers were smarter than that. I guess not…
I found the footage!
Very few people watched it. LOL
Today on Hannity’s radio program, he hinted at backstage issues. Wasn’t going to discuss today put will go into details on future programs.
Today on Hannity’s radio program, he hinted at backstage issues. Wasn’t going to discuss today put will go into details on future programs.
RDS destroyed himself. I was a RDS supporter for the presidency in ‘28 and VP in ‘24. RDS fell prey to lure of Uniparty cash and promises. RDS now says the ‘20 election was legit. Don’t blame Trump for RDS going over to the Uniparty dark side, where he committed suicide.
He was supposed to get trounced. This debate was to elevate DeSantis in order to try and get rid of Trump and Nuisance was glad to help.
Nuisance knew he wasn’t in a friendly crowd. It was a set up.
Nuisance was never going to get votes from the people watching that clown show.
Can you show me, on this doll, where President Trump hurt you?
Thanks for continuing to prove my point, cultist.
So what? I already said I'm not a fan of RDeS.
But, I can give credit when it's due. That's more than most of the anti-Trumpers.
Being a conservative, I, like most everyone else here, am frustrated to no end by what happens n national politics day-to-day.
Last night was very gratifying.
as someone who lives in the rat hole that is California..I wouldn’t have needed to even prepare to debate Newsom, it would have been easy I got plenty and I mean PLENTY that I would like to tell him to his face
I was thinking about watching it just out of general interest but then I heard Hannity was hosting and I really don’t enjoy watching “the great interrupter.” He reminds of an annoying carnival barker.
The recaps were enough.
The argument that gun violence is higher in red states than in blue states is based on a flawed CDC “firearm mortality” study.
A review of the most recent studies show that a simple comparison between red state vs. blue state firearm mortality is misleading because of a higher rate of suicides in rural areas.
A better metric for measuring the increase in violent crime is to focus on U.S. murder rates by county.
When the proper focus is applied we find that most homicides nationwide occur in a small set of counties (5%) associated with major urban areas. [1]
1. See John R. Lott, Crime Prevention Research Center.
I NEVER watch ANY tv news. I watch the local weather girl when my lovely wife isn’t around because she is so hot, but that’s it.
“However, Newsom aides have since denied that his wife was the reason for the debate ending“
That means that it was the reason it was shut down.
“I NEVER watch ANY tv news”
I never watch TV at all and I haven’t, and grew up an expat with no reception so.. there’s a thing called YouTube that has commentary and you see stuff...
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