Tension Boils Over as Newsom's Wife Intervenes to End Heated Debate Early
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Newsom's wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, intervened during the debate in an effort to end it, according to an NBC News report. A Newsom aide denied she was responsible for ending it.
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Siebel Newsom was reportedly upset after DeSantis claimed her father told him he moved from California to Florida because it was better governed.
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Sources told NBC that Siebel Newsom came on stage during a commercial break after the candidates agreed to extend the debate and said "We're done."
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The Newsom camp accused the DeSantis side of violating agreed upon debate rules by having conversations with his wife and staffer.
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A DeSantis spokesman attacked Newsom after the report, saying "Gavin Newsom got beat so badly last night his wife literally had to throw in the towel for him."