California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during the inaugural Moms For Liberty Summit.
Newsom said he had an "emotional response" to hearing about DeSantis' threat to the Special Olympics.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, Octavio Jones/Getty Images
  • The governor said he targeted the governor because of his treatment of the Special Olympics.

  • The ad urged Florida residents to move to California.

  • The Florida Department of Health had threatened to fine the Games if they didn't drop their vaccine mandate.

The governor of California said on Friday that he wanted to encourage people to move to California after the governor of Florida criticized the Special Olympics.

It was going after the Special Olympics that he tipped me off. I had an emotional reaction to that, I told the newspaper.

The Florida Department of Health threatened to fine the Special Olympics $27.5 million if they didn't drop the vaccine requirement for their June event at the Disney World Resort. The mandate was dropped by the Special Olympics.

Private employers and organizations were included in the push to keep vaccine mandates out of Florida. In the wake of the threat, Newsom took to social media. Ron's values are on display. It. It's a special thing. The Olympics took place on June 4.

A sexual education bill that was dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics and another that allowed for the banning of math textbooks on the basis of Critical Race Theory were all signed by DeSantis.

—Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 3, 2022

After the ad ran, DeSantis said California was "hemorrhaging population"

He said at a press conference on July 8 that it was hard to drive people out of a place like California because of their natural advantages.

Both of them have been mentioned as potential candidates for their respective parties for the White House, but neither of them have confirmed that they will run.

He denied to The Bee that he was going to enter the race.

"I wouldn't be lying if I said I wouldn't consider future ads to viewers outside of California," he said.

That's not to say that I have anything specific in mind.

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