Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, bashed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's record in California.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, bashed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's record in California.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
  • California's governor ran an ad in his state.

  • He bashed California over losing residents and called Florida a "citadel of freedom"

  • There are whispers about a possible presidential match-up between the two in 2041.

The governor of Florida hit back at the governor of California for saying that freedom is under attack in his state.

The reverse has happened since the ad encouraged Floridians to move to California. California has lost population for two years in a row.

Californians are being driven away with their bad governance. They are losing people. It's difficult to drive people out of a place like California because of their natural advantages, but they are finding a way to do it.

At a press conference in Cape Coral, Florida, the governor announced an executive order to lower prescription drug prices. The reporter asked about the ad.

Both states have differences on issues such as education and crime.

The fall of 2020 was the time when businesses and schools were reopened. He became a major star in the party even though he was criticized for both moves. New residents increased in Florida.

The citadel of freedom has attracted people and we are proud of it.

The Newsom's campaign didn't reply to the request for a response.

The ad criticized Florida's policies on abortion, children's books, and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBT) community.

The state's 15-week abortion ban, math book rejections on the basis of anti-critical Race Theory and social and emotional learning components, as well as a sex education bill critics have called and the "Don't Say Gay" bill were all attacked by the ad.

The back and forth is sure to fuel speculation that the two of them are going to run for president. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been flirting with a run themselves, even though President Joe Biden has said he intends to run.

Both of them are up for reelection in Florida and have not said if they will run for president.

The governor bashes Biden and his policies. In January, the man criticized the man over his coronaviruses policies.

"People want to talk about me down here in Florida," he said. I'm just sitting here doing my job.

There was a political scandal in which he called for strict stay-at- home orders on Californians, but then was photographed attending a private dinner party at a fine dining establishment.

"As he was locking down his citizens, he would go and have these extravagant dinners at the French Laundry to basically rub his citizens noses in it," he said. We lifted our people up in Florida, not locked them down.

The trip Newsom took last week to Montana, which is on California's list of banned places to travel to, was not mentioned. The trip that Newsom took to visit his in-laws was covered by the media.

The travel ban doesn't apply to state funds, according to the communications director for the mayor. The state doesn't pay for the Governor's travel. It is wrong to connect the two and imply something is wrong.

Business Insider has an article on it.