DeSantis and Newsom Clash in Heated Debate Over 2024 Election and COVID-19 Responses

The debate, filled with personal attacks and tense exchanges, saw Newsom positioning himself as a leading defender of Biden, while DeSantis was accused of hypocrisy in his early COVID-19 response.

• In a heated debate, US presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and California’s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom clashed over a range of issues including the 2024 election, their respective COVID-19 responses, and other policies implemented in their states.
• Newsom positioned himself as a leading defender of Biden and a formal campaign adviser, while DeSantis insisted his rival was mounting a 'shadow campaign'.
• The debate, moderated by Fox News' Sean Hannity, was filled with tense exchanges, with DeSantis frequently calling Newsom a liar in charge of a failing state, and Newsom ridiculing his Florida counterpart as a bully badly trailing Republican presidential rival Donald Trump in presidential polls.
• DeSantis defended his actions by showing Newsom images of one of the books banned in Florida schools, calling it 'pornography'. Newsom accused DeSantis of waging a 'cultural purge' of books.
• Newsom also accused DeSantis of hypocrisy in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that the Florida governor did take drastic steps to prevent the spread of the virus despite presenting himself as a hardline fighter against such restrictions.

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