“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.”
3 Comments
SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social · 8 pts · 1y
I would've gone with: "Funny, you'd think somebody from Alabama would know what a third world country looks like." But, then, I'm not planning to run for President, and I won't need their votes.
Infynis@midwest.social · 1 pts · 1y
I'm glad he didn't. No need for other countries to catch strays. This is our problem
seanom@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Tried to search for "Alabama third world." Seems the UN investigated that a few years ago.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alabama-black-belt-un-poverty-expert-extreme-developed-country-sewage-crisis-roy-moore-philip-alston-a8105886.html
https://www.newsweek.com/alabama-un-poverty-environmental-racism-743601