Newsom’s appeal was widely mocked by the right.
“They don’t have rolling blackouts in Florida,” conservative commentator Tomi Lahren noted.
They don’t have rolling blackouts in Florida @GavinNewsom ….. https://t.co/UHDXI9AsVW
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 4, 2022
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) noted: “If you ever come down for a visit, take notes about how you’re supposed to run a state.”
BYRON DONALDS TO GAVIN NEWSOM: "If you ever come down for a visit, take notes about how you’re supposed to run a state”https://t.co/uxPb8XmS36
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) September 3, 2022
His remarks came after a report claimed that Newsom’s in-laws donated to GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and bought a home in the Sunshine State, Florida Politics reported.
“Gavin Newsom, I want to formally welcome your in-laws to my district in the beautiful, lower-taxed, safer, and freedom-loving city of Naples, Florida. If you ever come down for a visit, take notes about how you’re supposed to run a state,” Donalds said. “Gov. Ron DeSantis has the blueprint.”
.@GavinNewsom, I want to formally welcome your in-laws to my district in the beautiful, lower-taxed, safer, and freedom-loving city of Naples, Florida.
If you ever come down for a visit, take notes about how you're supposed to run a state. @GovRonDeSantis has the blueprint. 👋🏿 https://t.co/g1aPZ0C14R
— Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) September 2, 2022
NEW: Not only did Gavin Newsom's in-laws give money to a DeSantis PAC, they actually **moved** from California to Florida during the pandemic.
— Joseph A. Wulfsohn (@JosephWulfsohn) September 2, 2022
“Hey Gavin Newsom: Red States with Republican Governors have less homeless, lower crime, higher education, affordable housing, low cost fuel, plentiful water and they don’t have rolling blackouts,” former California lawman Orrin Heatlie added.
Hey Gavin Newsom: Red States with Republican Governors have less homeless, lower crime, higher education, affordable housing, low cost fuel, plentiful water and they don’t have rolling blackouts. Riddle me this?! JOKER! pic.twitter.com/0n0MgkdN5z
— Orrin Heatlie (@recallgavin2020) September 4, 2022