The 30-second spot, obtained exclusively by POLITICO, marks a return to Newsom’s well-worn playbook of goading Republicans on their home turf. It is also a notable escalation of the governor’s antagonism toward Trump after months of striving to defuse tensions with the White House.
California faces a $10 billion budget shortfall that could quickly grow to $20 billion — the second year in a row that it faces such deficits. Newsom has also failed to protect his state from recent devastating wildfires.
The governor is also seeking $40 billion in fire relief from Trump. However, Newsom signed $50 million in new spending — deficits be damned — to file lawsuits the Trump administration, including on the tariff issue.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of Trump 2.0: The Most Dramatic ‘First 100 Days’ in Presidential History, available for Amazon Kindle. He is also the author of The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency, now available on Audible. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
