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June 21, 2023 | 2:59 p.m
It’s the stripes of San Francisco.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis painted a bleak picture of the city by the bay in a campaign ad released Tuesday night, claiming that “leftist politics” had brought it to its knees.
The Republican presidential nominee toured the California city Monday amid a deepening rift with Gov. Gavin Newsom, the former mayor of San Francisco.
“This is the once-great city of San Francisco,” says DeSantis, standing in front of a graffiti-covered wall on an unfamiliar street. “We came here and saw people defecating on the street. We’ve seen people use heroin. We saw people smoking crack cocaine.”
DeSantis, 44, has regularly called Democrat-controlled cities corrupt dystopias and singled out the Sunshine State as a thriving counterpoint.
While dodging the crap and outdoor drug use, DeSantis noticed rows of boarded up shops and “so much rabble walking around,” according to DeSantis.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis toured San Francisco this week.News Licensing / MEGA
DeSantis said liberal politics are to blame for the growing plague.Twitter / @RonDeSantis
“You look around and the city is no longer alive,” he states in the spot story. “It really collapsed because of left-wing politics. And these policies have caused people to flee the area.”
DeSantis hailed Florida as a “law-and-order state” and criticized California’s city and state leaders for the indulgence of prosecutors and the “debris” they left in their wake.
“You’re doing it wrong here,” he says. “No wonder so many people have moved from San Francisco to Florida in recent years. We have to stop this madness. We must restore sanity to this country.”
Due to rising crime and homelessness, downtown San Francisco has been forced to relocate several major retailers in recent months, including Nordstrom and the area’s largest mall.
DeSantis’ broadside in the Bay Area was the final salvo shot in his ongoing war with Newsom, who happily returned fire.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken issue with DeSantis in recent weeks.AP
DeSantis said he witnessed San Francisco’s decay firsthand this week.AP
The Californian, who was mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011, tried this week to silence speculation about a possible White House bid.
“Not on God’s green earth, as the saying goes,” Newsom told the Associated Press after being asked about the president’s aspirations.
“I’ve been fairly consistent — including recently on Fox News — in his candidacy,” he said of President Biden.
DeSantis — who remains second by a wide margin behind former President Donald Trump in most polls — will visit South Carolina, Washington, DC and Texas in the coming days as he tries to close the gap.
He will also be interviewing Trump’s former press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, on Fox News Wednesday night.
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