Ron DeSantis is ā€œfundamentally authoritarianā€, but Donald Trumpā€™s quest for ā€œvengeanceā€ poses an even greater threat to democracy, Californiaā€™s Democratic governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday.

Newsom took aim at the leading two candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination during a hard-hitting and wide-ranging interview on NBCā€™s Meet the Press, the final episode with its long-time host Chuck Todd.

ā€œI worry about democracy,ā€ he said. ā€œI worry about the fetishness for autocracy that weā€™re seeing not just from Trump, but around the world, and notably across this country.

ā€œIā€™ve made the point about DeSantis that I think heā€™s functionally authoritarian. Iā€™m worried more, in many respects, about Trumpism, which transcends well beyond his term and time in tenure.ā€

Newsom added: ā€œThe vengeance in Donald Trumpā€™s heart right now is more of a threat.ā€

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    Ideally, sleazes arenā€™t electable. But, at this point, Iā€™d vote for a sleaze that respect that wills of the people than a non-sleaze trying to destroy it. So, if Gavin is nominated, he gets my vote over any Republicans.

    I voted for Joe Biden, and that was hard, but at least I picked the correct choice given the two options.

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      Iā€™m not saying donā€™t vote for him but heā€™s not getting my vote in the primaries, and Iā€™d encourage everyone to look at other options. I think Elizabeth Warren would be good; she has concrete policy proposals.

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        I think Gavin Newsom is likely to take the nomination. He isnā€™t getting my vote either, and my vote depends on the rosters thatā€™s up.