GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis paid a trip to California on Sunday — and took the opportunity to knock Gov. Gavin Newsom on the Democrat’s home turf.

DeSantis, who is reportedly eying a run for the White House, ripped Newsom for his state’s recent population decline as the Sunshine State continues to gain residents.

“I knew you guys got a lot of problems out here, but your governor is very concerned about what we’re doing in Florida, so I figured I had to come by,” DeSantis quipped as he began a speech he delivered at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley to promote his new book, according to Fox News.

“And if you look over the last four years, we’ve witnessed a great American exodus from states governed by leftist politicians imposing leftist ideology and delivering poor results, and you’ve seen massive gains in states like Florida, who are governing according to the tried and true principles that President Reagan held dear,” DeSantis said.

[Sauce for the goose, etc etc etc. The facts speak for themselves. People are voting for DeSantis and against Newsom with their feet already. Newsom’s attempts to convince Floridians that California is a better environment is laughable in that context. Newsom barely survived a recall effort, and he’s not going to get any more popular in CA. — Ed]