Gavin Newsom's reparations experiment backfires as 2024 speculation swirls
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Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is often floated as a 2024 White House contender, has found himself in a political predicament as President Biden's job approval ratings sink to a career low.
"It will take absurd mental gymnastics to require California taxpayers, including new immigrants, low-income workers, and even some African Americans to pay for a wrong committed by other states more than 150 years ago, but that’s the position Newsom put himself in," Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher told Fox News Digital. Jessica Chasmar is a digital writer on the politics team for Fox News and Fox Business. Story tips can be sent to Jessica.Chasmar@fox.com.
"No matter what he does, he’s going to anger part of his base," he said. "This is just one more example of the Governor’s tendency to make big promises he can’t or won’t keep, and people are going to learn quickly that Newsom is all talk but no action."
Newsom's predicament – having to choose between endorsing budget-busting checks or angering a key Democratic constituency – is in large part a problem of his own making.
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