I understand that California is a deep blue state, but it’s still jarring to see the arrogance that Gov. Gavin Newsom carries himself with. On Thursday, after being approached by a victim of the still-burning wildfires in Los Angeles County, he first brushed her off by claiming he was on the phone with President Joe Biden only to then admit he didn’t have cell phone service when she demanded to listen to the call.
In other words, this is a man used to doing whatever he wants with absolutely no political repercussions. During COVID-19, that looked like him eating at the French Laundry while he ordered the rest of his state locked down. During the L.A. wildfire, that looks like him going on “Pod Save America” to deflect blame from his decades of failed leadership.
The optics were bad enough, but wait until you see the fundraising scandal that emerged out of that appearance. We’ll get there. Believe that.
EXCLUSIVE: @GavinNewsom discusses the need for answers with the LA fires.
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The need for answers? Newsom is the Governor of the State of California. He is ultimately responsible for every single thing that has gone wrong in Los Angeles, and he’s doing the hot dog meme, acting as if he’s trying to find the guy who did this. He’s the guy who did this.
Don’t get me wrong. There’s a list a mile long of overpaid, social justice-obsessed local officials who also share in the blame. Newsom is not an innocent bystander, though. Leaders do not get to pass the buck when their underlings fail miserably, especially not in a state as centrally controlled as California. You can’t trim a bush in that state without Newsom’s approval. The readiness and water shortage problems fall squarely at his feet. […]
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