As RedState previously reported, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has laughably attempted to take on the role of state crimefighter over the last couple of weeks, holding a press briefing on Thursday to announce a law enforcement "surge" for certain cities in the Golden State.
During the presser, Newsom failed to explain how, if crime was - per him - allegedly significantly down by double digits in the blue cities he was sending help to, why the extra surge of California Highway Patrol officers was needed.
Further, Newsom couldn't provide a coherent answer when asked by a reporter if the governor initiating the law enforcement surge meant he believed crime was an issue in California after all, despite his previous claims that everything was under control amid the national debate initiated by President Trump about crime problems in blue cities.
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Hilariously, as Newsom has responded to Trump's criticisms by first denying there was a problem and then switching gears and sending help, the prospective 2028 presidential candidate has made yet another announcement seemingly in response to another area of focus for Trump: homelessness:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Friday that he has created a new task force to dismantle homeless encampments in his state’s largest cities, citing public safety concerns.
“California has put in place a strong, comprehensive strategy for fighting the national homelessness and housing crises — and is outperforming the nation as a result in turning this issue around,” Newsom said in a statement. “No one should live in a dangerous or unsanitary encampment, and we will continue our ongoing work to ensure that everyone has a safe place to call home.”
With what does Newsom's announcement just so happen to coincide? The homeless encampments that are being cleared in Washington, D.C., as a result of Trump federalizing law enforcement there earlier this month.
The Trump White House, in turn, has rightly accused him of being a copycat. I mean, that's all any of this is at this point.
It's interesting and yet so entirely predictable. The only time Newsom takes action on the pressing crime and homelessness problems his state faces is when he's either shamed into action nationally or when important dignitaries from other countries are coming.
"I know folks are saying, 'Oh, they're just cleaning up this place because all those fancy leaders are coming to town.' That's true because it's true," Newsom admitted in November 2023 as residents were raising questions on why San Francisco was being scrubbed clean of poop on the streets and the homeless were being hidden ahead of the APEC conference but not at any other time of the year.
And just as a reminder, Gavin Newsom has held public office in California since 1996. When he was elected mayor of San Francisco in 2003, he touted a ten-year plan to eradicate homelessness in SF. Once again, here's a flashback to some of Newsom's pledges over his decades in state government to solve the homeless crisis:
Yet the problems there and in other parts of the state still exist. It's something Newsom is keenly aware of as he eyes a 2028 presidential run, making this argument on the issue back in May:
As a taxpayer, not just Governor. I'm not interested in funding failure anymore. I'm not. I won't. Time to do your job. People are dying on their watch, dying on their watch. I don't know -- how do people get reelected? Look at these encampments. They're a disgrace. They've been there years and years and years and years. I've heard that same rhetoric for years. People are dying. Kids are being born.
I think the best thing voters can do on this matter in 2028, assuming Newsom presses forth with a presidential campaign, is to take his words to heart and act accordingly: People who keep making promises about eradicating homelessness that they can't and won't keep do not deserve to be reelected, and especially not to higher office.
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