Newsom and DeSantis will not face each other on any ballot in 2024, but in many ways, they are defining the debate from their corners of America.
Gov. Gavin Newsom took a jab at Ron DeSantis on Monday, calling for kidnapping charges against the Florida governor after two groups of migrants were dropped off in Sacramento.California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there's no chance "on God's green earth" he's running for president in 2024, but he wants to make clear that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running, is "weak" and "undisciplined" and "will be crushed by Donald Trump.
Newsom addressed his contempt for DeSantis and his loyalty to President Joe Biden in a recent interview just as the Florida governor launched a two-day fundraising trek across California. The Golden State has become one of DeSantis' favorite punching bags as he tries to avoid a direct confrontation with his chief Republican presidential rival, Trump, and his escalating legal challenges.
Newsom, whose second and final term concludes at the end of 2026, has seen his national profile grow since he easily beat back a recall attempt in 2021 and cruised to reelection last fall. He finished the midterm campaign with roughly $16 million in the bank. And in March, he channeled $10 million to a new political action committee he's calling the Campaign for Democracy.
Newsom will avoid battleground states or key presidential primary states for the foreseeable future, his allies say. "It's not inconceivable that four years from now, these two guys could be their respective parties' nominees," he said. In tangling with DeSantis, who is 44, the 55-year-old Newsom is building his national brand and visibility and is "certainly trying to create opportunities for himself."
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