California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) tore at Republican governors about how their states have suffered under GOP leadership.
It started with a quick dismissal from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R).
“One of the worst crime and murder rates in America and one of the worst mental health records of any governor in America,” he told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki. “I’m not so convinced of the merits of his leadership.”
Newsom said the problem is not limited to Texas.
“Eight of the 10 deadliest states are Republican states,” he said. “Seven of the top 10 dependent states – heaven forbid, dependent states – are red states.”
He had just warmed up.
“Life expectancy in the south and they don’t expand Medicaid and prenatal care and provide child care? It’s breathtaking. How they all keep getting re-elected is beyond me. Infant mortality? You care about life, and you look at life expectancy? You care about life, and you have children who are slaughtered by weapons of war? Save me. All this in the name of freedom, since you ban books? »
“With all due respect, we shouldn’t be on the defensive as a Democratic Party,” he concluded. “The Republican Party should be on their heels, not us.”