Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida strongly encouraged California Gov. Gavin Newsom to run for president in 2024, predicting he would lose “very badly.”
“I want him to run for president. I’m excited,” Donalds told “Florida’s Voice” editor-in-chief Brendon Leslie.
The congressman then looked right at the camera and said, “Gavin, hey listen man, trust me — you should run for president. You know why? ‘Cause you will lose very, very badly. And the people of California — they need a break.”
WATCH: U.S. Rep. @ByronDonalds sends message to California Gov. @GavinNewsom
“Gavin, hey listen man, trust me – you should run for president. You know why? ‘Cause you will lose very, very badly. And the people of California – they need a break.” pic.twitter.com/lS7jiUtsAX
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) October 20, 2022
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Over the summer, Newsom ran ads in Florida encouraging its residents to move to California to enjoy the state’s more expansive abortion laws and recognition of LGBT rights.
“I urge all you living in Florida to join the fight”
This appears to be the ad Newsom is running on Fox News in Florida this weekend.
pic.twitter.com/P0IcpkVU7T— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) July 3, 2022
Florida limits abortions to the first 15 weeks of the pregnancy (just shy of four months), with exceptions to save the life of the mother or if the unborn child has a fatal abnormality.
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Of course, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made headlines in the spring when he signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law, which critics derided as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
HB 1557 prohibits classroom instruction regarding “sexual orientation or gender identity” in kindergarten through third grade “or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards” for those in higher grades.
According to Planned Parenthood, California allows abortions up to approximately six months into the…
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