Gavin Newsom Says Debate With Ron DeSantis Hit A Snag Over “Venue Issue,” Calls Out Florida Governor And Donald Trump In Worry Over “Fetishness For Autocracy”
deadline.comCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom said that plans are still in the works for a debate with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, but he told Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd that arrangements hit a snag over a “venue issue.” “They wanted thousands of people and make it a performance.
I wasn’t interested in that. We were pretty clear on that. And so I think we’re getting closer,” Newsom said. Newsom and DeSantis agreed in early August to debate, but the sides have disagreed over the details.
Sean Hannity was to have moderated the event on Fox News. On Meet the Press interview, Todd asked Newsom whether he was “still okay” with Hannity as moderator. “Well, I mean, it’s two against one,” Newsom said.
Then he elaborated. “Bring it on. … It goes to the point about rural California, goes to about red states, blue states. … I go out there on this PAC and to these red states, I’m making a point.
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