During a televised debate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis mentioned Gavin Newsom’s father-in-law, claiming he had moved from California to Florida due to better governance.
However, the father-in-law, Kenneth Siebel, refuted this, stating that he and his wife moved from Montana, not California.
Siebel accused DeSantis of lying and expressed anger at being brought into the debate.
I was talking to a fella who had made the move from California to Florida. He was telling me that Florida’s much better governed, safer, better budget, lower taxes.
Then he paused and said ‘by the way, I’m Gavin Newsom’s father-in-law.’ pic.twitter.com/OSsYCRTJYo
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) December 1, 2023
“I was talking to a fella who had made the move to California to Florida, and he was telling me that Florida was much better governed, safer, better budget, lower taxes, all this stuff. And he’s really happy with the quality of life,” DeSantis said.
“And then he paused, and he said, ‘Oh by the way, I’m Gavin Newsom’s father-in-law.’ So we do count Gavin’s in-law as some of the people that have fled California and come to the state of Florida.”
“Saying we moved from California to Florida to fit his narrative was a downright slimy lie, which he knew,” the 82-year-old stated.
“DeSantis knew that we were Montana residents. And he said that I said Florida has better budgeting and less crime,” Siebel said.
“I have no clue on the state’s budgeting. I have no clue about the crime rates.”
“He just made up stuff as a lie. I’m 82, nearly 83, and I’m very sad that we got brought into this — this slimy part of the conversation,” Siebel said.
“It was a real slimeball move. It made me very angry, and I shouldn’t have to get angry.”
“I don’t tolerate liars, and he lied. I found it despicable that he knew he was lying to make a point.”
DeSantis' representative suggested that Siebel's comments were damage control and pointed out that he had donated to DeSantis' re-election campaign.
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