“The Rubin Report” host Dave Rubin announced Monday that he is leaving the “dystopian nightmare” of California for Florida.
Rubin personally thanked California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom as the reason he chose to leave the Golden State.
The host also tagged Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in his announcement, referring to his new home as “the free state of Florida,” noting he would, “See you soon.”
“Personal thanks to @GavinNewsom as I am officially leaving the dystopian nightmare of California for the free state of Florida. My successful business and all my employees are coming with,” Rubin posted to Twitter.
“See you soon, @GovRonDeSantis!” he added.
Personal thanks to @GavinNewsom as I am officially leaving the dystopian nightmare of California for the free state of Florida. My successful business and all my employees are coming with.
See you soon, @GovRonDeSantis!
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— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) December 13, 2021
A later post responded to rumors that Rubin had been audited by California after Newsom’s 2021 recall.
“Many people asking, so yes, I did get audited by California state right after the recall. Some [bureacratic] stooge went through three years of my records including Amazon purchases,” Rubin tweeted.
He joked that most of the purchases were hair spray.
Many people asking, so yes, I did get audited by California state right after the recall. Some beaurocratic stooge went through three years of my records including Amazon purchases.
(It’s mostly hairspray.) https://t.co/oOYVSuhD9L
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) December 14, 2021
Rubin also revealed he is already building his new studio in the Sunshine State.
Building an awesome new studio. Sparing no expense. Just hired the FL based firm. And hiring a few new team members.
What else? Maybe I’ll invest in Gatorland!
🐊🇺🇸🐊🇺🇸🐊🇺🇸🐊🇺🇸🐊 https://t.co/9BDs4p2YmV
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) December 14, 2021
“The Rubin Report” says on its website that it is “the largest talk show about free speech and big ideas. Dave Rubin goes one on one with thought leaders, authors, comedians, and more.”
In an interview with FEE.org, Rubin did not hold back on his reasons for the move.
“This camel’s back has been breaking for a long time,” Rubin said.
“Gavin Newsom is an unbearable tyrant, who dared to extend his emergency powers and then immediately take a $200,000 vacation,” he added. “Then he was just on The View promoting his children’s book… what emergency? And the people seem to want more of this.”
In his video announcement, Rubin said, “We have the top marginal income tax rate in the country, 7% sales tax, our gas tax is 50 cents, and now they’re trying to push through a retroactive tax, an exit tax for rich California residents who leave.”
Rubin also said, “They want to tax you for leaving. They stole all that stuff from you and now they want more because you make the decision to leave. California is the most regulated state in the country, with L.A. being probably the most-regulated city in the state.”