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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    Thatā€™s cause he is that villain, heā€™s just good at pretending heā€™s progressive like when he promised universal healthcare when running for governor initially. Truth is heā€™s part of the wealthy elite Newsom family with ties to the Pelosiā€™s and oil baron Getty family.

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      The Public Policy Institute of California has recent survey data estimating that, in 2021, 2.7m Californians under 65 were uninsured out of a population of just under 40m.

      With Newsomā€™s new changes going into effect in a few months, about 700k new people will come eligible.

      It ainā€™t 100%, but at least heā€™s moving the ball down the court in significant chunks. Californiaā€™s coverage rate has come up a LOT. ĀÆ\_(惄)_/ĀÆ