“Lock him up,” Tuberville told the news website about Newsom. ”LA looks like a third world country — anarchists are in charge, law enforcement is being attacked, and the rule of law is nonexistent."

An hour later, Newsom took to X to reply to the Alabama politician.

“Alabama has 3X the homicide rate of California,” Newsom wrote. “Its murder rate is ranked third in the entire country. Stick to football, bro.”

  • Cousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chOP
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    20 hours ago

    Why not both? I imagine he’d considered that already and probably found that it wouldn’t pan out but we don’t exactly know that.