{"id":2027249,"date":"2023-09-10T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-slams-ron-desantis-as-functionally-authoritarian\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T13:09:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T17:09:14","slug":"gavin-newsom-slams-ron-desantis-as-functionally-authoritarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-slams-ron-desantis-as-functionally-authoritarian\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom criticizes DeSantis as &#8216;authoritarian&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgavin-newsom-slams-ron-desantis-as-functionally-authoritarian%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2027249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Gov. Gavin Newsom Takes Aim at Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/h2>\n<p>On \u200cSunday, Gov.\u2064 Gavin Newsom (D-CA) didn&#8217;t hold back\u200b in \u200dhis criticism \u200bof Gov. Ron \u2062DeSantis (R-FL), \u200ccalling him &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-slams-ron-desantis-as-functionally-authoritarian\/\" title=\"Newsom criticizes DeSantis as 'authoritarian'\">fundamentally authoritarian<\/a>.&#8221; However, Newsom believes \u2064that former President Donald Trump poses an even greater threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns About\u2063 Democracy<\/h3>\n<p>During an interview on NBC&#8217;s Meet the \u200cPress, Newsom expressed his worries about the rise of \u2063autocracy, not just in\u2063 the \u2062United States but around \u200dthe world. He emphasized that \u200chis concerns extend beyond DeSantis and\u200b are\u200d focused on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-the-bulls-censorship-megyn-kelly-debuts-new-siriusxm-show\/\" title=\"\u2018Over The Bulls*** Censorship\u2019: Megyn Kelly Debuts New SiriusXM Show\">broader influence<\/a> of Trumpism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve made \u200dthe \u200dpoint about\u200c DeSantis that I think he&#8217;s functionally authoritarian. I&#8217;m worried more, in many\u200b respects, about \u2064Trumpism, which transcends well beyond his term and \u2064time in tenure,&#8221; Newsom stated.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, who has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-manchins-support-for-bidens-inflation-reduction-act-has-evolved\/\" title=\"Manchin's backing of Biden's Inflation Reduction Act has transformed.\">vocal \u2063critic<\/a> of Trump&#8217;s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and \u2064other policies, emphasized his fundamental concern for democracy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think \u2062the \u2062vengeance in Donald Trump&#8217;s heart right now is more of a threat,&#8221;\u200d Newsom added.\u200c However, he also made it clear that he will not dwell\u200b on this threat and will\u200d instead focus on supporting President Joe \u200dBiden&#8217;s reelection.<\/p>\n<h3>A Complicated \u2063Relationship<\/h3>\n<p>When asked \u200babout his relationship with Trump, Newsom\u2062 pointed to their joint visits to areas devastated by wildfires\u2063 in \u20632018. He \u200cacknowledged that\u2063 many people support Trump\u2062 and\u200b stated that he\u2063 does not oppose someone just for the sake of opposition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I call balls\u200c and strikes, and few people \u2064were more\u2062 aggressive at calling balls and strikes against Donald Trump. I \u200ccalled California the most un-Trump state in America, and I \u2063hold to\u2063 that,&#8221; Newsom explained.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their \u200bdifferences, Newsom highlighted their collaboration on emergency preparedness, response, and COVID-related issues.<\/p>\n<h3>Attacking DeSantis<\/h3>\n<p>Newsom also criticized DeSantis for refusing to work with the Biden\u2063 administration during emergencies,\u200b calling it \u200b&#8221;political malpractice.&#8221; He emphasized the stark \u200ccontrast between DeSantis\u2064 and Biden&#8217;s \u200cengagement.<\/p>\n<h3>Future Debates and \u200cSpeculation<\/h3>\n<p>As political\u2062 adversaries, Newsom\u200b and DeSantis are\u2063 expected to debate each other. Newsom officially agreed \u200bto the debate during an appearance on Sean Hannity&#8217;s show on FOX \u2063News, scheduled for\u200d June 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding his own political aspirations, Newsom dismissed speculation about \u200ba 2024 Democratic nomination bid if\u2062 Biden decides not to run. He expressed his support for Vice President Kamala Harris\u2063 and his belief that Biden will run for reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom also highlighted his efforts with the \u2063Democratic National Committee and other \u200cDemocratic movements,\u2064 emphasizing the\u200c need\u2064 to make \u2063a strong case to donors who may be less optimistic about another Biden term.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click \u200chere<\/a> to read more from\u2064 The Washington \u200cExaminer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as &#8220;fundamentally authoritarian&#8221; but considers former President Donald Trump a bigger threat to democracy. On NBC&#8217;s Meet the Press, Newsom expressed concern about the growing inclination towards autocracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2027250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2027249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}