The governor and his family went to Montana on Friday.
Montana can't take state-funded trips to California because of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer policies. State funds were not used for Newsom's travels.
In Florida, a political ad was aired that criticized the policies of the governor.
California has a list of banned places to travel to to use state funds.
State funds were not used for the trip, according to the office of the governor.
Montana is one of 22 states that are not allowed to use state funds for travel.
State funds are affected by the travel ban, according to the communications director for Newsom. The state doesn't pay for the Governor's travel. It is wrong to connect the two and imply something is wrong.
After leaving for a vacation to the treasure state on Friday, he did not announce where he was going. He will come back on Monday. There is a property in Montana that is owned by the parents of Newsom's wife. The couple wed there in 2008.
Newsom has been scrutinized before for his outings.
The French Laundry hosted a private dinner party for Newsom in 2020 after he advised against socializing. Many people criticized his attendance.
On Sunday, there were political ads in Florida that criticized the policies of the governor.
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