Video footage shows California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom blaming Republicans and conservative media for the state's failures during his “State of the State” address on Tuesday.
Governor Newsom spoke about the issues facing residents in Democratic-controlled areas during a State of the State address. “The right-wing media's stories about lawless blue cities and blue states go on and on,” he said, according to a video circulating on social media. “In reality, California's violent crime rate is about half what it was in the 1990s.”
The governor went on to argue that California's “values and our way of life are an antidote to the poisonous populism of the right and the fear and anxiety felt by so many today.”
Governor Newsom touted California as a model for the world. “The whole world is looking to California to see what's possible. Now we can overcome every conceivable difference to live together, progress together and thrive together,” he said. (Related: David Blackmon: Gavin Newsom's latest lie: Mandating train service that doesn't exist)
“But the California lifestyle as we know it is under attack,” he continued. “To conservatives and delusional California attackers, their success depends on our failure.”
Governor Gavin Newsom talks about the state's current state, blaming conservatives and California critics for the state's failures. pic.twitter.com/ruVLaHzVDp
— Bay Area Spirit (@YayAreaNews) June 25, 2024
“Homelessness, stabbings, schools, robberies, assaults, car thefts, murders, traffic congestion, and infrastructure are not California's problems,” the “right wing media” points out, pointing out homelessness, stabbings, schools, robberies, assaults, car thefts, murders, traffic congestion, and infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/2qU1D5OS9x
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) June 25, 2024
California has been losing residents at a rapid rate in recent years due to concerns about housing prices, crime and politics. More than 817,000 Californians moved to other states in 2022, a significant increase from the 2021 outmigration rate. California Reform.
