Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy silenced Gavin Newsom during a social media sparing session with the Democrat California governor over the so-called “climate crisis.”
Newsom had flown to New York to deliver remarks at the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit.
During his speech, Newsom declared: “This climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis.”
Newsom shared a video of his speech on Twitter/X, immediately triggering a flood of criticism.
WATCH:
My message to the UN:
This climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis. It’s not complicated. pic.twitter.com/bHolZrtGyP
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) September 21, 2023
People on social media pounced on Newsom’s comments.
Many called out the Democrat governor for taking a private jet across the country to lecture the public about “climate change.”
“How did you get to New York?” one person wrote.
“Did he fly there on an electric plane?” someone else posted.
“Gavin rode a bicycle from California to New York,” another individual mocked.
Gavin rode a bicycle from California to New York. https://t.co/nHFCygpCzP
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) September 21, 2023
Ramaswamy responded by sparring with Newsom before shutting the governor down with facts.
“My message to @GavinNewsom: The climate change agenda has NOTHING to do with the climate & everything to do with letting China catch up to the U.S.,” Ramaswamy tweeted.
“It’s not complicated.
“Drill. Frack. Use Coal. Embrace Nuclear.”
My message to @GavinNewsom:
The climate change agenda has NOTHING to do with the climate & everything to do with letting China catch up to the U.S. It's not complicated.
Drill. Frack. Use Coal. Embrace Nuclear. https://t.co/TzTBJYge1P
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) September 21, 2023
“Keep auditioning for the hall of fame for the most ignorant analysis of science,” Newsom replied.
“Your coal agenda is up there with your 9/11 theories.”
Ramaswamy
“The climate disaster-related death rate is down by 98% over the last century, due to fossil fuels.
“8x as many people die of cold temperatures as warm ones, and the best way to stop all temperature-related deaths right now is broader access to fossil fuels.
“China has 115 coal plants under construction now & another 250 planned while we’re shutting down the few we have left in America.
“These are inconvenient truths for the likes of the @GavinNewsom who wax eloquent about ‘science’ without having the first clue about it.
“Utterly shameful that this represents the state of political leadership in America today.”
The climate disaster-related death rate is down by 98% over the last century, due to fossil fuels. 8x as many people die of cold temperatures as warm ones, and the best way to stop all temperature-related deaths right now is broader access to fossil fuels. China has 115 coal… https://t.co/0M7v7IfToC
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) September 22, 2023
As of Friday morning, Newsom has not responded to Ramaswamy’s last comments.
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