The parents of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's wife donated re-election funds to one of their son-in-law's biggest political rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
to donate money to the Republican governor's Democratic opponent in this year's general election, Charlie Crist.
"Time to make Ron DeSantis a one-term governor," Newsom wrote."I'm pledging $100k right now to @CharlieCrist. Who will join me in helping Charlie become the next Governor of Florida?" A single $5,000 donation is a relative drop-in-the-bucket in such elections — the top donation to the Friends of DeSantis PAC so far is $10 million,— but conservative pundits were quick to mock Newsom, who has taken to sniping at DeSantis on Twitter in recent months for policies the Florida governor has enacted in his state.
"[With] this new contribution revelation from his in-laws, I think it’s safe to say Thanksgiving is going to be very awkward this year," Fox News Commentator Tomi Lahren
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