Things got ugly during a Wednesday night episode of "The Ingraham Angle" that featured a debate over California's sanctuary state law.
Host Laura Ingraham brought California GOP candidate for governor John Cox and immigrant activist Enrique Morones onto her show to debate the issue, but things took a turn for the worse after Morones went after both Cox and Ingraham personally.
Morones, the founder of the immigrant activist group Border Angels, began his remarks by telling Ingraham that he was "glad that David Hogg let you back on the air," an obvious reference to the advertising boycott Ingraham faced after controversial remarks she made toward the Parkland school shooting survivor.
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Things escalated when Cox discussed some of the local backlash to the state's sanctuary law and recent polling that suggests the Republican may be gaining some momentum.
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Photo: Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle
John Cox, candidate for CA Governor, speaks at the Chronicle on Monday, April 16. 2018, in San Francisco, Calif.
John Cox, candidate for CA Governor, speaks at the Chronicle on Monday, April 16. 2018, in San Francisco, Calif.
Photo: Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle
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Gavin Newsom, California Lieutenant Governor
Party: Democrat
Age: 49
Current city: Kentfield
Past role(s): Mayor of San Francisco
Party: Democrat
Age: 49
Current city: Kentfield
Past role(s): Mayor of San Francisco
On the issues:Taxes: Newsom supports raising taxes, particularly in order to pay for a proposed single-payer health care system.
Health care: Newsom supports a single-payer health care system.
Education: Newsom wants to increase funding for K-12 schools and California colleges. Newsom, who was endorsed by the powerful California Teachers Association, believes that "The biggest crisis [in education] we have is the demoralization of our teachers."
Crime: Newsom supported the legalization of recreational marijuana and believes that the state needs criminal sentencing reform.
Gun control: Newsom is a strong advocate of gun control. He co-sponsored the approved and then blocked Proposition 63, which required background checks for ammunition purchases and forced gun owners to hand over large-capacity magazines.
Sanctuary state status: Newsom supports the recently-passed bill that made California a sanctuary state.
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On the issues:
Taxes:
Newsom supports raising taxes, particularly in order to pay for a proposed single-payer health care system.
Health care: Newsom supports a single-payer health care system.
Education: Newsom
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Photo: Michael Kitada, Associated Press
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John Cox, businessman and lawyer
Party: Republican
Age: 62
Current city: Los Angeles
Past role(s): Former host of "The Conservative Progressive," a twice-weekly radio show in Chicago. Cox ran for office in Illinois multiple times in the early 2000s.
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Age: 62
Current city: Los Angeles
Past role(s): Former host of "The Conservative Progressive," a twice-weekly radio show in Chicago. Cox ran for office in Illinois multiple times in the early
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John Cox, businessman and lawyer
On the issues:
Taxes: Cox wants to lower both income taxes and sales taxes. He also wants to repeal the
recently-passed gas tax.
Health care: Cox opposes a single-payer health care system. In a June 2017 op-ed in the
Orange County Register, Cox calls a single-payer system a "way to destroy California."
Education: Cox supports school choice programs and charter schools. He believes the education system should "prioritize parents and students" as opposed to teachers' unions.
Crime: Unknown
Gun control: Cox supports the Second Amendment, and criticized Newsom for "pandering to the anti-gun crowd." He states in a video on his
Facebook page that: "The Second Amendment was not a suggestion. It's a constitutional right."
Sanctuary state status: Cox opposes the recently-passed bill that made California a sanctuary state.
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On the issues:
Taxes: Cox wants to lower both income taxes and sales taxes. He also wants to repeal the
recently-passed gas tax.
Health care: Cox opposes a single-payer health care system. In a June 2017 op-ed
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Photo: Patrick T. Fallon, Bloomberg
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Antonio Villaraigosa, former mayor of Los Angeles
Party: Democrat
Age: 64
Current city: Los Angeles
Past role(s): Speaker of the California Assembly
Party: Democrat
Age: 64
Current city: Los Angeles
Past role(s): Speaker of the California Assembly
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Antonio Villaraigosa, former mayor of Los Angeles
On the issues:
Taxes: Villaraigosa supports raising taxes
Health care: Villaraigosa cast doubt on the prospects of a single-payer health care system, telling The Chronicle's John Diaz: "Pie in the sky doesn't put food on the table. We're going to have to make the tough choices and put a plan together."
Education: Villaraigosa believes that California needs more charter schools. He also supports efforts to make it more difficult for teachers to get tenure, which has drawn the ire of several teachers' unions.
Crime: As mayor of Los Angeles, Villaraigosa expanded the LAPD to its largest force in city history.
Gun control: Villaraigosa supports increased gun control, and was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition while serving as mayor of Los Angeles.
Sanctuary state status: Villaraigosa supports the recently-passed bill that made California a sanctuary state.
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On the issues:
Taxes: Villaraigosa supports raising taxes
Health care: Villaraigosa cast doubt on the prospects of a single-payer health care system, telling The Chronicle's John Diaz: "Pie in the sky doesn't
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Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
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Travis Allen, California State Assembly Member
Party: Republican
Age: 44
Current city: Huntington Beach
Past role(s): Leader of a financial and wealth management practice
Party: Republican
Age: 44
Current city: Huntington Beach
Past role(s): Leader of a financial and wealth management practice
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Travis Allen, California State Assembly Member
On the issues:
Taxes: Allen wants to lower income and sales taxes as well as repeal the gas tax.
Health care: In an interview with the
Orange County Register, Allen stated that he opposes a "universal, government-run health care system."
Education: Allen blames teachers's unions and school administrators for problems in California's education system. He supports charter schools and school choice programs.
Crime: Allen believes that California is currently too weak on crime.
Gun control: Allen is an opponent of gun control.
Sanctuary state status: Allen opposes the recently-passed bill that made California a sanctuary state.
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On the issues:
Taxes: Allen wants to lower income and sales taxes as well as repeal the gas tax.
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Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, AP
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John Chiang, California State Treasurer
Party: Democrat
Age: 55
Current city: Los Angeles
Past role(s): California State Controller
Party: Democrat
Age: 55
Current city: Los Angeles
Past role(s): California State Controller
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John Chiang, California State Treasurer
On the issues:
Taxes: Chiang has been quiet on whether or not he supports tax increases. He often touts his "fiscal responsibility," citing his experience finding $9.5 billion in fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars over the course of his tenure as state treasurer.
Health care: Chiang expressed his doubts regarding a single payer system, telling The Chronicle's John Diaz "I support single-payer, but we have to be truthful here. How many of you want to pay an additional 90 percent in taxes?”
Education: Unknown
Crime: Unknown
Gun control: Chiang has stated that he supports gun control, but drew
criticism from Newsom and other gun control advocates when he said that he didn't want to "politicize" the aftermath of the Las Vegas shootings.
Sanctuary state status: Chiang supports the recently-passed bill that made California a sanctuary state.
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Taxes: Chiang has been quiet on whether or not he supports tax increases. He often touts his "fiscal responsibility," citing his experience finding $9.5 billion in fraud and abuse of taxpayer
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Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press
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Delaine Eastin, former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Party: Democrat
Age: 70
Current city: Davis
Past role(s): California State Assembly Member
Party: Democrat
Age: 70
Current city: Davis
Past role(s): California State Assembly Member
On the issues:
Taxes: Eastin supports raising taxes, particularly in order to fund a single-payer health care system.
Health care: Eastin supports a single-payer system.
Education: Eastin supports increased funding for K-12 schools and calls for free college tuition.
Crime: Unknown
Gun control: In the wake of the Las Vegas shootings, Eastin
retweeted a number of pro gun control tweets.
Sanctuary state status: Eastin supports the recently-passed bill that made California a sanctuary state.
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On the issues:
Taxes: Eastin supports raising taxes, particularly in order to fund a single-payer health care system.
Health care: Eastin supports a single-payer system.
Education: Eastin supports increased
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Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle
John Cox's interview with Laura Ingraham goes off the rails after guest insults Cox, Ingraham
"I think there really is a revolution brewing, just like I think there's a revolution in the governor's race here, and I'm going to be the next governor of this state," Cox said.
"I don't know who this guy is. Who is this guy?" Morones jabbed. "Who is this Cox guy? I've never even heard of him."
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Ingraham jumped in and told Morones that he was being "rude" and "nasty," which led Morones to direct his fire toward Ingraham.
"Where's your sponsors?" Morones asked the Fox host. "David Hogg got rid of half of them. A high school kid shut you down."
You can watch the full exchange in the video above.