The California governor has a record of failed pledges on housing, healthcare and more as he mistakes theatrics for leadership
G
avin Newsom has stumbled upon the perfect slogan for his likely upcoming presidential campaign: “Strong and Wrong.” In a recent interview, California’s governor said Americans prefer crude politicians like Donald Trump over leaders who cling to niceties and norms.
“Given the choice … the American people always support strong and wrong versus weak and right,” he said.
This explains why Newsom now spends his days mimicking Trump – lobbing crude insults and mockery on social media. The governor – who has confirmed he’s mulling a 2028 run – plans to defeat Trumpism by imitating Trump. His amusing copycat antics have generated media attention, boosted his poll numbers, and earned him the label of Democratic “frontrunner”. But the termed-out governor has a reality check in the mail, since his presidential ambitions will soon bring scrutiny of his record. Unfortunately for Newsom, his eight-year tenure as governor offers a buffet of failed hopes and broken promises. The politician who recently blasted world leaders’ responses to Trump as “pathetic” has a talent for talking big but falling short.
