Gavin Newsom feels pressure to show results for California in second term
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Donald Trump often denied that he watched CNN, but Gavin Newsom readily admits he's a regular Fox News viewer.
And he hates what he hears about California.
The conservative cable network often criticizes the "California exodus" of residents who can't afford to live here. Fox News host Tucker Carlson calls the state "a Third World country" that can't keep the lights on.
After Newsom accused Fox commentator Jesse Watters of "sowing the seeds" of the attack on Paul Pelosi, the host blamed the governor for not "deporting the deranged drug addict felon" who assaulted the 82-year-old husband of the House speaker with a hammer.
As Newsom enters his second term, he said he feels the pressure to contradict that narrative from Fox and what he calls the Republican Party's "surround-sound anger industry."
Words, tweets and California-centric ads in red states won't be enough. He knows the state, and his tenure as governor, will be judged on his ability to deliver results on his promises.
"They're coming for California. It's not exaggerated," Newsom
