Friday was a notable escalation in the Newsom vs. DeSantis feud.
"Those migrants are used as pawns to humiliate and dehumanize," Newsom said."What Ron DeSantis is doing is a disgrace. It's almost monstrous, and I say that not lightly, I say that quite thoughtfully. He's got kids. I have kids. You saw those young girls with backpacks, no older than his children, my children, being used as political pawns, and now he's using it to fundraise. To raise money. It's disgraceful. He's a disgrace.
At his own Friday press conference, DeSantis spoke about Newsom's DOJ letter and took a personal jab at the California governor. "All I can say is I think his hair gel is interfering with his brain function," DeSantis said of Newsom's famous hairstyle. DeSantis has typically avoided going after Newsom directly, and referred to him only as"the governor of California" prior to the hair gel quip. When California was under a Flex Alert amid a heat wave early last week, DeSantis sought to take a crack at Newsom, but spoke in only general terms.