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Newsom's pestering of 'sixth grade bully' DeSantis seeps into presidential race

Appearing on Sean Hannity's Fox News show, a conduit into the bloodstream of former President Trump's America, California Gov. Gavin Newsom seemed to delight in trolling Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. Newsom said Trump will "clean his clock" in the GOP presidential primary and immediately accepted Hannity's challenge to debate the conservative Florida governor. DeSantis ...
Gavin Newsom, right, talks with President Joe Biden during Biden's visit to Baylands Nature Preserve on June 19, 2023, in Palo Alto, California.

Appearing on Sean Hannity's Fox News show, a conduit into the bloodstream of former President Trump's America, California Gov. Gavin Newsom seemed to delight in trolling Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis.

Newsom said Trump will "clean his clock" in the GOP presidential primary and immediately accepted Hannity's challenge to debate the conservative Florida governor. DeSantis returned fire three days later, saying Newsom has a "bizarre" fixation on Florida and should "stop pussyfooting around" and run for president. Hours later, the DeSantis campaign started selling T-shirts with that slogan for $34.47.

The problem for DeSantis: Each time he swings back at Newsom, he finds himself in a fight with the wrong guy.

Aides to Newsom and DeSantis agree that there's no greater political dichotomy at the moment than California and Florida, and

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