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Fox News
14 hours ago
- Health
- Fox News
'Get a job': Medicaid work requirements included in Trump's megabill sparks partisan debate on Capitol Hill
Democrats have railed against potential Medicaid cuts since President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. Now that his "big, beautiful bill" has passed through Congress, they are making Medicaid a top talking point ahead of competitive midterm elections expected in 2026. Republicans, meanwhile, are doubling down on Medicaid reform included in Trump's megabill, which also includes sweeping legislation on taxes, immigration and energy. "My policy is if you're an able-bodied worker, get a damn job," Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital. "If you want government benefits, go to work and get a job." A provision in the megabill requires able-bodied, childless adults between the ages of 18 and 64 to work at least 80 hours a month to be eligible to receive Medicaid benefits. Individuals can also meet the requirement by participating in community service, going to school or engaging in a work program. Fox News Digital asked lawmakers on Capitol Hill if taxpayers should have to pay for Medicaid bills for able-bodied workers who are under 65 and unemployed. Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine, said in both Arkansas and Georgia, where work requirements have already been imposed, it ended up costing taxpayers more money to administer the work requirements. "We're talking about a very small population, and in the two cases where they tried it, it ended up, number one, disqualifying people who met all the requirements but gave up on the paperwork. These aren't people that are used to filling out a lot of paperwork every month. And it also cost the state a lot to administer," King said. The New England Journal of Medicine found that Arkansas' Medicaid work requirement from 2018 to 2019 "found no evidence of increased employment … and a significant loss of Medicaid coverage among low-income adults." Similarly, the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) reported that 80% of the $58 million spent in the first year of Georgia's Pathways to Coverage program went toward administrative costs. But Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., emphasized that Republicans "want these programs to be around for the people who need them." She said Medicaid reform is about "strengthening and preserving these programs at the rate that they're growing." "These programs were intended to be safety nets, not hammocks that people stay in, and the success of these programs should be measured by how many people we get off of them," Britt said. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., agreed, telling Fox News Digital, "What you don't want is for somebody to become dependent. I'd tell people: safety nets should bounce you to your feet. They shouldn't be like flypaper in which you stick and can never get off." "We're not saying, 'Hey, we're not throwing you out.' All right, but you gotta go get a job. You either get a job, or actually you can even volunteer, all right? And that will satisfy the requirements for work," Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., explained. But Democrats who spoke to Fox News Digital continued to push back against the work requirements included in the "big, beautiful bill." "I think people [who] are able to work, trust me, they'd rather work than to get the piddling dollars that they get from Medicaid. It's insulting to suggest that a person would rather sit at home rather than work and get this meager amount of money. All of this has just been totally expanded to fit a narrative that allows them to cut into those people who really deserve Medicaid," Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., said. And Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-Calif., said, "We need to be able to have an infrastructure in this country that supports the elderly and the sick and the widows and the child. This bill, it violates all those basic principles."
The Hill
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Justice Department steps in for Nancy Mace
President Trump 's Justice Department (DOJ) has the back of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) in its attempt to use an obscure law to protect her from a libel lawsuit. The administration wants to largely step in for Mace against a man's defamation lawsuit concerning a House floor speech she gave that accused the man of being a predator. If successful, the move would protect Mace from paying any damages over the libel claims, leaving taxpayers on the hook for any award and the federal government's representation. The Justice Department invoked the Westfall Act, a 1988 law that increased protections for federal employees against lawsuits concerning things they did in the course of their employment. U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling certified that law includes Mace's speech and social media posts as well as the work done by her congressional staff, who are also named in the suit. 'Defendant Nancy Mace was acting within the scope of her office or employment as a Member of Congress at the time the alleged conduct took place,' Stirling wrote in a court filing made public Friday. Brian Musgrave, the plaintiff, is one of four men Mace named in the stunning February speech. The congresswoman made a series of allegations of sexual abuse and voyeurism, naming Musgrave, her ex-fiancé, and two other South Carolina men, all of whom deny wrongdoing. When reached for comment, Musgrave's attorney, Eric Bland, pointed The Gavel to his interview with Post & Courier. Bland told the South Carolina outlet that the Justice Department's move is 'ridiculous.' Mace's congressional office did not return requests for comment. The Justice Department points to a long list of examples in which courts have found Members of Congress act within the course of their office when they communicate with their constituents from the floor or on social media. The examples cross party lines. During the Biden administration, the Justice Department stepped in for Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) in a defamation lawsuit. A man arrested in Norman's district whose charges were dropped sued the congressman over statements on his Facebook page about the arrest. A judge dropped Norman from the lawsuit. The Bush administration became the defendant in a 2005 defamation suit initially against then-Rep. Nick Rahall, who was sued by a man he called a 'bigoted, right wing, redneck, racist wacko' to a television reporter. The Clinton administration came to the aid of late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), who while pushing for a law mandating buffer zones around abortion clinics said an anti-abortion group had a 'matter of national policy firebombing and even murder.' And even when the Justice Department hasn't stepped in on its own accord, judges have agreed with lawmakers that the law still protects them. Courts ruled a group of Covington Catholic High School students involved in a widely publicized incident with a Native American elder on the National Mall could not seek defamation damages from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and then-Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) over their posts on X, then known as Twitter. Paul Figley, a former deputy director of DOJ's Torts Branch, said that subbing in for lawmakers didn't happen often since the Westfall Act's passage but did come up here and there. 'The presumption was that anytime a member of Congress spoke, they were acting as congressmen,' Figley said. That's why it 'came as a surprise' when in the context of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, some lawmakers were deemed not to have been acting within the scope of their official duties. DOJ, for example, declined to certify then-Rep. Mo Brooks (R- Ala.) claim he was acting officially when he delivered a speech to Trump supporters at the Jan. 6, 2021, 'Stop the Steal' rally. Figley said that, under the statute, a defendant can seek to have a judge certify that they were acting in their official capacity if the government declines to certify. But until cases like that percolate through the courts, the bounds of a federal employee's official duties remain loosely defined. 'It's still an open question,' he said. The Justice Department has been busy this year stepping in to defend a variety of government officials, not least of them the president. This year, DOJ has sought to step in on Trump's behalf in two civil matters: advice columnist E. Jean Carroll 's defamation lawsuit and several consolidated suits over Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021. (You might recall we wrote about it in April in The Gavel.) An appeals panel declined to let DOJ sub in for Trump in Carroll's case, and the question is still pending in the other consolidated suits. Welcome to The Gavel, The Hill's weekly courts newsletter from Ella Lee and Zach Schonfeld. Click above to email us tips, or reach out to us on X (@ByEllaLee, @ZachASchonfeld) or Signal (elee.03, zachschonfeld.48). Ryan Routh wants 'prisoner swap' The second man who attempted to assassinate Trump while he sought another term in the White House would like to be exchanged for prisoners held by a foreign adversary. In a winding and at times bizarre letter to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, alleged would-be assassin Ryan Routh said he had hoped that the government would swap him with prisoners held by Hamas, Iran, China or elsewhere 'so that I could die being of some use and save all this court mess.' 'But no one acts,' he wrote. 'Perhaps you have the power to trade me away.' Routh explained that the government should be thrilled to send him away. 'What an easy diplomatic victory for Trump to give an American he hates to China, Iran or North Korea or wherever as a gesture of peace in exchange for an unjustly held democratic prisoner – everyone wins,' he said. Routh also questioned 'why the death penalty is not allowed' in his case, claiming that his 'life of nothingness' should allow for it. The charges Routh faces carry a maximum penalty of life in prison. It comes as Routh seeks to drop his public defenders and represent himself in his federal criminal case for allegedly plotting to assassinate Trump. He suggests in the letter that his attorneys refuse to answer his questions and do not want his case. 'I will be representing myself moving forward; it was ridiculous from the outset to consider a random stranger that knows nothing of who I am to speak for me,' he wrote. 'That was foolish and ignorant, and I am sorry – a childish mistake.' The Hill requested comment from his public defenders. Routh faces five counts including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate over accusations he pushed the muzzle of a rifle through the perimeter of Trump's West Palm Beach golf course last year while the former president was a hole away, prompting a Secret Service agent to fire. In a letter detailing his plans months before the Sept. 15, 2024, unsuccessful effort, he allegedly admitted to planning to assassinate Trump and apologized for failing. The plot to assassinate Trump was the second such effort last year. On July 13, 2024, a 20-year-old opened fire during a campaign stop in Butler, Pa., clipping Trump's ear and killing one of his supporters. The attempted assassin, Thomas Crooks, was killed by a Secret Service sniper. Cannon, who was appointed by Trump and oversaw Trump's federal criminal case in Florida before it was dismissed, has not yet decided if Routh may represent himself. He's set to go to trial on Sept. 8. Los Angeles at heart of immigration raid litigation The city of Los Angeles has emerged as a hot spot for critical litigation over Trump's immigration raids across the country. It's the only place the president has activated the National Guard without the governor's consent, and in the last week, judges have issued rulings blocking indiscriminate immigration sweeps and bolstering press protections at protests. Los Angeles's breakout role marks a critical juncture of the administration's raids and the ambitions of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat widely viewed as a possible 2028 contender for president. Newsom and the state's attorney general moved quickly to sue the Trump administration after the president sent thousands of National Guard troops to protect immigration officers amid protests in Los Angeles that have sometimes turned violent. A federal judge deemed Trump's deployment illegal and forced him to return control of the troops to Newsom, but a federal appeals court panel put that order on pause. As the appeal proceeds, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, the Clinton-appointed lower court judge, scheduled a three-day bench trial beginning Aug. 11. He's set to consider whether the troops' actions on the ground violate the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits the military from conducting civilian law enforcement domestically. … But the Trump administration said late Tuesday it's rescinding the deployment of some 2,000 guardsmen, making uncertain the case's future. The administration took another hit Friday to its efforts to conduct the widespread raids. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, a Biden appointee, ordered the administration to halt immigration stops and arrests without reasonable suspicion in Los Angeles and six other California counties. A lawsuit accused the administration of targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California without regard for their immigration status. In fiery court filings, the government asked a federal appeals court to pause the order while the litigation plays out. Justice Department lawyer John Blakeley castigated the judge for giving the government just two days to respond to the plaintiffs' submissions and having 'largely rubber-stamped' the challengers' proposed order days later. 'The result is a sweeping, district-wide injunction that threatens to hobble lawful immigration enforcement by hanging a Damocles sword of contempt over every immigration stop,' Blakeley wrote. The appeals panel has not yet ruled on DOJ's request. Also on Friday, a federal judge temporarily blocked Los Angeles police officers from using rubber bullets and other less-lethal munitions against reporters covering protests of the immigration crackdown. The lawsuit, brought by the Los Angeles Press Club and an investigative reporting network, was filed last month over law enforcement's 'continuing abuse' against media covering the demonstrations. U.S. District Judge Hernán Vera, a Biden appointee, said the journalists are likely to face irreparable harm by continuing to cover the protests without court intervention. 'Indeed, given the fundamental nature of the speech interests involved and the almost daily protests throughout Southern California drawing media coverage, the identified harm is undoubtedly imminent and concrete,' Vera wrote. Abrego Garcia faces possible return to ICE Wednesday marks a decisive moment for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, as he faces a potential return to immigration custody. Ever since he was returned to the United States last month, federal authorities have detained him in Tennessee on his human smuggling criminal charges. But that could soon change. A magistrate judge ruled the government can't justify detaining him on the charges, and U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw, a former President Obama appointee, may order his release as soon as a hearing set for 1 p.m. CDT. If that occurs, Abrego Garcia will not go free. He is expected to immediately enter custody of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The administration has repeatedly declined to finalize what would happen next, saying they don't make those decisions until someone is in ICE's hands. But Abrego Garcia's lawyers are concerned a plane is gassed up and ready to deport him within hours. Here's a look at the administration's options heading into Wednesday's hearing: Lift order preventing El Salvador deportation: An immigration judge in 2019 protected Abrego Garcia from being deported to El Salvador over gang threats to his family's pupusa business, an order known as a 'withholding of removal.' The administration violated the order by deporting him there anyways in March. Now, the government is signaling it may try to re-open the proceedings so it can lift the order and validly deport him to El Salvador, again. Third-country deportation: The 2019 ruling does not protect Abrego Garcia from deportation to other countries. Last week, the Justice Department said their current plan was to remove him somewhere else, known as a third-country deportation. Once a country is identified, the administration's policy guidance could place Abrego Garcia on a plane in a matter of hours. If the third country assures a migrant won't face persecution and the State Department finds that credible, the migrant can be removed without any further procedures, the guidance states. According to a senior ICE official's testimony last week, Mexico has given assurances for migrants of certain nationalities and South Sudan appears to have done so as well. Otherwise, the guidance provides the migrant an opportunity to raise persecution claims with an immigration officer. Not swiftly deport him: It's possible the administration will not swiftly deport him and instead keep him in the country until he faces trial. Sidebar 5 top docket updates Birthright citizenship order blocked, again: A federal judge blocked Trump's birthright citizenship order for a nationwide class of babies who would be denied citizenship. RIFs resume: The Supreme Court allowed a wide swath of federal agencies to resume planning for large-scale reductions in force. Education Department gutting OKed: The Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to restart mass layoffs and other efforts to gut the agency. Dem AGs sue Trump: Washington, D.C., and 24 Democratic states sued the Trump administration for freezing $6 billion in after-school program funding. DOJ goes after California: The Justice Department sued California's education department for refusing to comply with Trump administration orders to ban transgender girls from girls' school sports teams. In other news Hill Nation summit: Join The Hill and NewsNation on Wednesday for the inaugural Hill Nation Summit, a full-day bipartisan gathering in Washington, D.C., featuring titans of government, business and policy. Watch interviews with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and more at this link. Judges rebuff Trump prosecutor pick: Without explanation, the judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York declined to appoint John Sarcone as the district's chief federal prosecutor, putting his future in limbo. Trump named Sarcone as interim U.S. attorney in March. But federal law provides the interim appointment only can last for 120 days. The judges had the authority to keep him in the role indefinitely until Trump fills the vacancy, but they declined to do so. Epstein spillover: The Justice Department is opposing Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to overturn her conviction. It comes at an awkward time for the administration, which is actively beating back criticism for declining to release additional information about the disgraced financier and his death by suicide. Push intensifies to defeat Bove: Nearly 80 former federal and state judges sent a letter urging the Senate to reject Emil Bove's confirmation to a federal appeals judgeship. On the Docket Don't be surprised if additional hearings are scheduled throughout the week. But here's what we're watching for now: Today: A federal judge in Tennessee is set to consider whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be released before facing his criminal trial there, at which point he is expected to be transferred into immigration custody. Thursday: A federal judge in Massachusetts is set to hold a preliminary injunction hearing in two cities' challenge to the Trump administration's efforts to go after sanctuary cities. Friday: A federal judge in Texas is set to hold a preliminary injunction hearing in a lawsuit over Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's Geographic Targeting order which demands money services businesses in 30 zip codes report cash transactions over $200 to federal law enforcement to expose cartel crimes. Monday: The Supreme Court will announce orders. A federal judge in Massachusetts is set to hold a summary judgment hearing in Harvard's lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security for revoking its certification that allows international student enrollment. Another Massachusetts federal judge is set to hold a hearing for injunctive relief in Planned Parenthood's challenge to the loss of much of its federal funding under Trump's 'big, beautiful bill.' Tuesday: No notable hearings scheduled. 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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Nancy Mace Challenges Gavin Newsom To Debate So She Can 'Emasculate' Him
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) went after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday afternoon after he shared a photo of her in a social media post griping about Fox News. But if she expected her comments to, as the kids say, 'win the internet,' she was sorely mistaken. Fox News ignited the feud with a story about how Graham Farrar, the co-founder of Glass House Farms, a California cannabis farm raided by federal immigration authorities, had previously donated $10,000 to Newsom. Newsom decided to respond to Fox's hand-wringing about Democrats, immigrants and cannabis with receipts — tweeting a photo of Farrar's co-founder, Kyle Kazan, posing with none other than the right-wing Mace. 'Sure is rich for Fox News and the Trump Admin to point to campaign donations to Democrats, when in fact, the CEO is a Trump supporter who donated to my recall and has given to more Republicans,' Newsom posted. A Los Angeles Times report about the raid noted that Kazan is an ex-cop and supporter of Donald Trump, something Newsom also noted. Sure is rich for Fox News and the Trump Admin to point to campaign donations to Democrats, when in fact, the CEO is a Trump supporter who donated to my recall and has given to more Republicans. — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 11, 2025 Mace, who has in fact supported cannabis legalization in the past, clearly wasn't pleased that the Democratic governor had called her out. So she responded to Newsom with her own post, which ignored the points of Newsom's tweet but contained some red meat for her base ― including mentions of George Soros and (checks notes) 'm*rderers, r*pists, and p*dophiles' she claimed were 'walking free' under Newsom's watch. Oh, and she challenged the governor to a debate so she could 'emasculate every one' of his positions. So you want to talk campaign donations, @GavinNewsom... Why did George Soros drop $1 million to save your skin in the recall?Also, why are m*rderers, r*pists, and p*dophiles walking free under your watch? Hate women and children a little or a lot?Let's settle this on a debate… — Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) July 11, 2025 Newsom hadn't responded to Mace's debate offer as of Friday afternoon. Neither Mace's nor Newsom's offices immediately responded to HuffPost's request for comment. However, Mace's tough talk didn't get a lot of support online, and it's partially due to Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking young women and girls. Earlier this week, Trump-appointed officials in the DOJ and FBI claimed that there is no evidence of an Epstein client list, nor evidence that the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier was murdered, dashing a couple of right-wing consipracy theories. Ever since then, disenchanted MAGA fans have become slightly less convinced that the GOP itself actually cares about stopping 'm*rderers, r*pists, and p*dophiles.' People on social media were quick to point out that Mace's claims about criminality running rampant under Democrats seemed hypocritical at best. Pedophiles are walking free under Trump's watch. Yikes — This You? (@Thiss_Youu) July 11, 2025 You shouldn't be talking. You've been completely silent on Epstein and his political, celebrity and scientist friends. — Meesh (@MeeshFL) July 11, 2025 I dont care about California, thats their problem. However a sitting US Representative pushing horse shit, when the shit stain in the white house is a convicted felon, adulterer, r*pist, and p*dophile, then blindly supporting him. Throw more stones at your glass house dumbass. — INFIDEL Fella 🇺🇦 (@ChYph3r) July 11, 2025 I dont care about california right nowI care about why you and your party are covering for Epstein. — Karthik Ramaswamy (@Kramaramb) July 11, 2025 FactSouth Carolina has the same rape/sexual offense rate as California: 36.4 per 100,000 residentsSouth Carolina has a higher per capita murder rate: 9.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, Cali is 4.9Statistically SC has more crime, California's just larger.🤷♀️ — Johnny Loveless 🤘🏈 🐶 🇺🇸 (@JohnnyLoveless) July 11, 2025
Campaign ME
10-07-2025
- Automotive
- Campaign ME
The Spin: #GivesYouTypos
During the month of June, The Spin welcomed submissions from across the globe, including several unfortunate typos. Passengers flying American Airlines (AA) took to social media, drawing attention to a typo on the safety signage within the aircraft. The mistake appears in the airline's Airbus A320 aircraft. While the error in the word 'cushion' has reportedly been neglected for years, here's hoping that the actual seat-bottom cushion is being given the attention it is due. Red Bull was also pulled up for a typo on a promoted social media post tagged #GivesYouWings. Responses to the post included comments such as #GivesYouTypos. If you don't spot the typo on the first look, read it again. We also have a 'sooth'-ing typo after repairs on US Highway 31. Responding to the typo, the Vestavia Hills City staff shared a post on Facebook saying, 'Woke up to a striping error this morning. City staff has been in contact with JeffCo to coordinate repair by the striping vendor. This will be repaired as soon as possible. Look for this photo on the next 'You Had One Job' reel.' Speaking of fixed typos, Disney has finally fixed the typo spotted by visitors at the Walt Disney World Resort Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida. Those with a keen eye for such things noticed that the description for Team Green's Integrated Systems Engineer MOTO in the TRON Lightcycle Run's post-show room inadvertently had more than a single 'and'. Although it's easy to miss, clearly this tiny detail irked enough people that Disney decided to step in and save the day. On a more serious note, New York Magazine posted an absolute howler on X (formerly Twitter) – made worse by the fact that it was on a rather sensitive topic. The magazine posted that celebrity podcaster Alexandra Cooper, host of the famous show Call Her Daddy, has accused 'Nancy Mace' of harassment. Trouble is, they actually meant Nancy Feldman, the former Boston University women's football coach who Cooper has raised allegations against. Nancy Mace, on the other hand, happens to be a US Congresswoman, who has been representing the 1st Congressional District of the US state of South Carolina since 2021. Clearly, Mace was not happy and blasted the magazine on social media for the 'lazy, dangerous typo'. The final entry in The Spin was more of a 'visual typo' for an advertisement promoting Prestige Nail School. Makes you wonder what sort of 'nail tech school' teaches you to paint your own nails while holding someone else's hand. The only tech used here seems to be generative AI, and it clearly has not nailed the ad.
Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Gavin Newsom slammed over South Carolina visit
By During a Tuesday event with South Carolina Democrat Congressman Jim Clyburn, Newsom reportedly gave a ' sheepish grin ' when introduced as a candidate 'running for president.' Clyburn hosted his annual fish fry back in May with two other men currently on the 2028 Democratic shortlist - fellow governors Wes Moore of Maryland and Tim Walz of Minnesota . Although South Carolina Democrats appear to have given Newsom a warm welcome, reception from some of the state's Republican members of Congress was anything but that. GOP Congressman Russell Fry of South Carolina's 7th District wrote on X that 'Gavin Newsom in South Carolina today is like a kale salad at a Waffle House—confused, unwelcome, and about to get sent back.' Congresswoman Nancy Mace challenged Newsom to a debate, noting that she would 'bring common sense policies' and suggesting that the Californian bring his 'best hair gel.' Newsom responded to Mace with 'this you or one of your burner accounts? I honestly can't tell these days.' That post included a screenshot of an article that alleged Mace instructed her staff to use 'burner accounts' to 'hype her up.' The California gov also took shots of his own at GOP Senator Lindsey Graham, sharing a photo of a crowd of Democrats in Graham's hometown along with the caption 'Happy Birthday, @LindseyGrahamSC! Great to be in a packed room in your hometown this morning!' The South Carolina Senator quipped back at the California Governor, writing on X that 'if you've ever wondered how many liberals there are in Seneca, South Carolina… we now know they can all fit in one room with Governor @GavinNewsom!' Graham is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterms next year. Republicans in Newsom's home state meanwhile took to X to voice their frustrations about their governor taking a cross country trip while his own state is suffering. The Los Angeles region has recently fallen victim to tragedy, both natural and man made. Less than six months ago, devastating wildfires burned through the LA region, and just last month, manmade fires burned as riots raged in Los Angeles over the presence of ICE officers on the region. Republican David Tangipa, a member of the California State Assembly, wrote on X, 'I can't think of anything more disrespectful— @GavinNewsom is in South Carolina while LA still looks like this 6 months after the fire.' Including a photo of a burned out beachside California town in his post, Tangipa added 'this photo was taken this week. When Californians need their Governor, he's not even in the state.' The California Republican party also chimed in on their govs trip. 'While @GavinNewsom is in South Carolina today, maybe he should ask its @GOP governor, @HenryMcMaster why South Carolina's gas prices are less than half as much as they are here. Gavin could learn something to benefit Californians rather than lecturing Americans 3,000 miles away,' the CA GOP posted on X. Steve Hinton, a Republican running for governor to replace the term-limited Newsom posted a video to X decrying the governor's trip, noting that 'he spends his time 'trolling Trump' and filing pathetic lawsuits. What an insult to every Californian.' Trolling appears to be what Newsom does best, much better than actually governing. While his state has suffered, Newsom has made headlines with his recently released podcast. He's hosted conversations with the likes former Trump White House Strategist and War Room host Steve Bannon, and Turning Point USA founder and conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
