Trump calls Andrew Gillum 'not equipped' to be governor and says he'll destroy Florida

President Donald Trump ripped a pair of Florida Democrats at a Pensacola rally Saturday night, saying Andrew Gillum would ruin the state 'that I live in.'

Trump tore into Gillum, who holds a narrow polling lead in the governor's race, as a 'socialist' and said Tallahassee, where Gillum is mayor, was 'one of the worst' cities in the country.

The president also called the Democratic mayor 'not equipped' to be governor.

Trump said Gillum, who is locked in a dead-heat in the critical swing state, would ruin the state 'that I live in' – in a reference to Mar-a-Lago, where he has spent dozens of days as president.

The president also has a home in Trump Tower in Manhattan and moved into the White House in 2017.

Trump flew to Florida in hopes of taking down Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson, who faces Gov. Rick Scott, and also to try to sway the governor's race, where Gillum is facing former GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis.

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