California Gov. Gavin Newsom challenges Vice President JD Vance to debate: 'How about saying it to my face?'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom challenged Vice President JD Vance to look disconnected successful a debate.

"Hey @JDVance — bully of you to yet marque it retired to California. Since you’re truthful anxious to speech astir me, however astir saying it to my face? Let’s debate. Time and place?" the Democratic politician said successful a Friday post connected his @GavinNewsom X account.

So far, the vice president has not replied connected the societal media level to Newsom's challenge.

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Left: California Gov. Gavin Newsom; Right: Vice President JD Vance (Left: Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Right: Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached retired to Vance's property squad connected Saturday, but did not person a effect by the clip of publication. 

The vice president lambasted the Golden State politician and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass portion delivering remarks successful Los Angeles connected Friday.

Vance said that the politician "is endangering instrumentality enforcement," adding, "The instrumentality enforcement officials themselves archer maine arsenic much." 

Newsom communications manager Izzy Gardon pushed back, calling Vance "a liar" successful an email to Fox News Digital connected Saturday.

"Jose Vance is simply a liar. The Vice President’s assertion is categorically false. There is nary grounds to enactment his made-up assertion — and we situation him to nutrient any. The Governor has consistently condemned violence, including against instrumentality enforcement officers, and has made his stance wide implicit and implicit again. Here are astatine slightest a twelve examples," Gardon wrote, providing a database of much than a twelve links to posts connected the @CAgovernor X account.

One of the posts reads, "Los Angeles: don’t instrumentality Trump’s bait. Trump wants chaos and he’s instigated violence. Those who battle instrumentality enforcement oregon origin spot harm volition hazard arrest. Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don’t springiness him the excuse he’s looking for," 

Gardon's notation to "Jose Vance" seems to beryllium a play connected Vance's remark astir "Jose Padilla" connected Friday erstwhile seemingly referring to U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.

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"He knows my name," Padilla said during remarks Saturday connected MSNBC, calling Vance's jab an "indicator of however petty and unserious this medication is."