In the wake of the massive election victory currently being enjoyed by President Donald Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom convened a special session of the Legislature, seeking to increase legal funding to protect woke policies that are likely to be targeted under the new administration.
Newsom’s preemptive strike signals the return of the hostile relationship between Democratic-controlled California and the Trump administration, a feud that was a hallmark of the Republican’s first term.“The freedoms we hold dear in California are under attack — and we won’t sit idle,” Newsom said in a statement. “California has faced this challenge before, and we know how to respond. We are prepared to fight in the courts, and we will do everything necessary to ensure Californians have the support and resources they need to thrive.”The new special session provides an early look at Newsom’s plan to wage an aggressive and highly visible campaign to shield California from the Trump White House.The governor’s move is largely symbolic: Lawmakers are likely to pass the legislation at the same speed as they could have through the regular process.
Newsom is peacocking, hoping to be the face of the #Resistance movement before his term is limited in 2026. Once he is out of office, and there are few prestigious offices he can occupy ahead of a 2028 election run, Newsom is in danger of falling into obscurity ahead of the next Democratic presidential primary cycle.
The move also ignores the message Californians sent in 2024.
Newsom has his eyes on the White House and is already planning to run in the 2028 primaries; this is a way of waving the bloody shirt on abortion rights and other social issues … that Trump will do nothing to touch in Cali.He’s also very clearly giving a middle finger to the voters he’s supposed to represent.Trump improved his margin of victory in California massively over 2020, while Golden State voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36, a ballot initiative to stiffen criminal penalties for drug crimes and theft, after Newsom spent months campaigning against it.
Trump mocked Newsom for this unnecessary Resistance Theater.
“He is using the term ‘Trump-Proof’ as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again,’ but I just overwhelmingly won the Election,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday. “People are being forced to leave due to his, & other’s, INSANE POLICY DECISIONS.”
As a Californian, I had a few thoughts about Newsom’s stunt. To begin with, there would be a far better political move if Newsom were brave enough to try it.
However, this is Newsom we are talking about. Out-of-the-box thinking that actually helps his constituency is off-brand for him.
Therefore, I would recommend Trump send Vice President JD Vance to California whenever this state requires some attention at the federal level. Vance is already considered a front-runner for 2028.
Less than 48 hours after the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. JD Vance clinched the 2024 election, betting markets released odds for the 2028 presidential election winner.The favorite: Middletown native JD Vance.Vance (+300) is the overwhelming favorite among the Republican party, according to William Hill’s odds.The betting favorite to be his opponent in 2028 is former First Lady Michelle Obama.At +500, she holds a slight edge over California Gov. Gavin Newsom (+550).
Imagine how Vance would handle Resistance General Newsom.
Vance’s stature and demeanor will diminish Newsom even further in the eyes of most Americans, even before the first primary is held.
I hope Newsom enjoys peacocking one last time, as the rooster is crowing over the dawn of a new era.
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