DeSantis Takes Swipe at Newsom in California Speech

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks about his new book "The Courage to Be Free" in the Air Force One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on March 5, 2023. Mario Tama/Getty Images

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took several jabs at Gov. Gavin Newsom during a speech on March 5 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, stoking an ongoing rivalry between the two.

“Your governor is very concerned about what we’re doing in Florida, so I figured I had to come by,” DeSantis said jokingly to the crowd of more than 1,100.