Dave Rubin’s Direct Message clip landed like a gut punch to the coastal elites, replaying a moment from the DeSantis–Newsom showdown where Governor DeSantis casually revealed a little truth that left Gavin Newsom floundering. The DM clip, which Rubin highlighted for his audience, makes clear that liberals who lecture the country about governance aren’t immune to their own exodus.
On the Fox stage, DeSantis recounted speaking with a man who had relocated to Florida and who praised the state’s safer streets, better budgets, and lower taxes—then dropped the zinger that the man told him he was Gavin Newsom’s father-in-law. The remark landed hard and made the point the conservative grassroots have been making for years: California’s policies are driving people away.
This isn’t just theater; it’s policy in motion. DeSantis used the moment to underscore why Floridians are flourishing while California hemorrhages residents, pointing to safer streets, fiscal responsibility, and policies that back law enforcement and freedom. For patriots watching, the exchange was a needed reminder that results, not moral grandstanding, are what build strong communities.
Not surprisingly, the Newsom camp pushed back—Newsom’s father-in-law publicly accused DeSantis of mischaracterizing his move and called the line a “slimeball” move, insisting he’d moved from Montana and had no expertise on state budgets or crime stats. That defensive tantrum only underscores the political fragility of the left: when the talking points collapse, they launch personal attacks rather than answer why ordinary Americans are voting with their feet.
Still, the broader fact remains obvious and unflattering to Democrats: Newsom’s own extended family has ties to Florida, and the narrative of people fleeing California for sunnier, freer pastures has teeth. Democrats can howl about “tone” and “gotchas,” but they cannot deny that real families are choosing governors who respect liberty, lower taxes, and public safety.
DeSantis didn’t stop at a clever line—he backed it up with hard-nosed policy claims about falling crime and declines in homelessness that contrast with California’s rising urban decay, a point that landed with voters tired of crime, woke chaos, and runaway spending. Whether you like DeSantis or not, Americans are watching outcomes, and the outcomes in Florida have become a political argument the left can’t easily dismiss.
In the end this wasn’t about cheap gloating; it was about accountability. Patriots across this country know what matters: safe streets, choices for parents, respect for law enforcement, and honest budgets. If Democrats want to keep lecturing, hardworking Americans will keep voting with their feet—and the DeSantis–Newsom moment was a sharp, public illustration of why that migration isn’t going to stop.
