In October, former President Donald Trump took to a rally stage in California and told residents of the Democratic stronghold that he’d withhold federal wildfire aid if Governor Gavin Newsom refused to back his policies during a possible second term.
The very next day, Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds — who was once floated as a potential running mate for Trump — appeared on CNN’s State of the Union as his own state was still reeling from two powerful hurricanes that unleashed widespread flooding and left residents stranded for weeks.
