Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said it's "not rocket science" why so many Americans are moving to Florida, arguing that people look to the Sunshine State and understand that "leadership matters."

"It's not rocket science. I mean, people are watching and they understand that leadership matters. We don't just watch as things break down or things aren't going right. We do something about it," Moody told Sean Duffy on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures."

"When we saw people not respecting cops and other folks defunding their police, we gave them raises. When we saw a rash of folks rushing into stores and committing mob thefts, we did something about it. We made it easier to prosecute those people," she continued. 

Moody was responding to questions on why so many Americans are fleeing Democratic-led states to places such as Florida in recent years. 

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Census Bureau data from earlier this year found that New York lost 319,000 people between July of 2020 and the same month of 2021, while California lost 261,000 during the same time period. Florida, meanwhile, grew by 211,000 residents during that time period. 

"We saw other states cramming down on their citizens and taking away their rights. We did something about it. You know, this is a government of the people. They want to make sure those that they elect to office have their backs. And in Florida, we've got their backs," Moody continued. 

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The state attorney general added in her remarks on Sunday that Florida is a "law and order state" that supports its police forces and will carry out the rule of law. 

"And we will say … be aware if you move here. Florida is a law and order state. So if you're a criminal and you're residing in Florida, you may want to get out," she warned. 

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"I'm not only the attorney general. I'm a former federal prosecutor, a judge for over a decade. I'm married to a cop. It is not hard to imagine that if you fail and refuse to enforce the laws on the books, and that includes both crimes and your bail statutes, that you will see an increase in crime."

Florida has fallen directly under the 2024 presidential spotlight in recent weeks as speculation grows that Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce a presidential run. Former President Donald Trump, a Florida resident, has also officially announced his run to retake the White House in the upcoming election. 

Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook started to bleed from his forehead after taking an elbow to the head from San Antonio Spurs forward Zach Collins on Saturday.

In the third quarter, Westbrook rebounded his own missed layup and got Collins to bite on a pump fake. Collins then came crashing down on Westbrook, who began bleeding profusely. The Lakers guard immediately rose from the court to confront Collins, and the two had to be separated.

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Westbrook was walked back to his bench with a towel over his face as he bled. He was issued a technical foul for his frustrations after the foul, but Collins received a flagrant 2 foul and was ejected from the game.

"His health is more important than the game of basketball. So just tried to stop that and let the training staff do their job after we got him over to the bench," James told reporters after the game, via ESPN. "I actually saw the cut right when it happened once he got up off the floor and wanted to, uh, wanted to do something to Zach."

Westbrook said he wasn’t sure why he received a technical foul.

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He came back into the game with a bandage on the top of his head. He finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the 143-138 victory.

James had 39 points and 11 rebounds in the win. He had a career-high seven three-pointers.

Los Angeles is now 7-12 on the season after losing their first five games.

"It’s just a sense of you’re not really sure of each other, we don’t know each other," James said of the Lakers’ start to the season. "But over the last couple of weeks, we continue to learn one another, we continue to play some good ball, share ball."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.