Gavin Newsom Confronts Sean Hannity on Blue States Subsidizing Red States – By Thomas Kika (Newsweek) / June 17, 2023
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently confronted Fox News host Sean Hannity on the relative economic contributions made to the United States by red states and blue states.
Newsom, who entered his current office in 2019 and has become a prominent national figure in Democratic politics since, sat for the interview with Hannity and touched on a number of subjects. This included his political rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s recent involvement in sending migrants from Texas to Sacramento, as well as a defense of President Joe Biden’s track record as commander-in-chief. Despite evidence that he is not currently considering a run, many observers have deemed Newsom a viable Democratic option for president in 2024 instead of Biden.
In a newly released portion of the interview shared on Friday, Newsom also confronted Hannity on the economic discrepancies between Democrat-led states and Republican-led states, saying that the former make up a stronger portion of the U.S. economy, effectively “subsidizing” the latter. This exchange came after the Fox News host suggested that companies like Tesla were leaving California due to its higher corporate taxes.
