A trust linked to Gavin Newsom’s in-laws appeared to have made a donation to Republican Ron DeSantis this year.
QUICK FACTS:
- California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has been vocal about his disapproval of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), but it seems his in-laws don’t share the sentiment.
- According to records on the Friends of Ron DeSantis website, the family made a contribution of $5,000 in April 2022.
- The donation, made by the Siebel Family Revocable Trust, is run by the parents of Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel.
- Neither Newsom nor DeSantis made a comment, Fox News reported.
DESANTIS & NEWSOM 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS?:
- Newsom was deemed by conservatives as the most difficult Democrat to defeat, according to a straw poll conducted at TPUSA’s Studen Action Summit.
- Last week, DeSantis performed best in CPAC’s straw poll behind Trump, making him possibly the most favorable
BACKGROUND:
- Kenneth Siebel, Newsom’s father-in-law, has a history of making donations to Republican candidates, Federal Election Commission documentation reveals.
- Siebel has donated to the campaigns of popular GOP politicians including Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton.
- Both governors have made statements critiquing the other, mainly relating to residents moving between the two states.
- “Freedom is under attack in your state,” Newsom said in a commercial aired over Fourth of July holiday weekend.
