{"id":10063,"date":"2023-09-13T09:04:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10063"},"modified":"2023-09-13T09:04:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:04:52","slug":"newsoms-surrender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10063","title":{"rendered":"Newsom&#8217;s Surrender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Original Article Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.electkevinkiley.com\/newsoms-surrender\/\">Newsom&#8217;s Surrender | Capitol Quagmire (electkevinkiley.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Gavin Newsom admitted he botched California\u2019s COVID response. After years of viciously attacking me and anyone who opposed him, Newsom has acknowledged reality. \u201cWe would\u2019ve done everything differently,\u201d he said on Meet the Press.<\/p>\n<p>Yet he still absurdly denies he was at fault, claiming \u201chindsight\u201d is 20\/20 and \u201cwe didn\u2019t know what we didn\u2019t know.\u201d I\u2019ve released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinKileyCA\/status\/1700953006626471989\"><span class=\"has-inline-color\">a statement<\/span><\/a>\u00a0setting the record straight. It begins:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>We fought back against Newsom\u2019s disastrous decisions\u00a0<em>at the time<\/em>\u00a0because they so clearly ran afoul of science, common sense, and the basic precepts of a free society.<\/p>\n<p>California was the single worst state in every way: the most onerous school shutdowns, business shutdowns, and church shutdowns; the most draconian mask mandates, vaccine mandates, and vaccine passports; the most complete collapse of checks and balances, personal liberties, and self-government.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s admission of failure was part of a week of backtracking and embarrassment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Supermajority\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinKileyCA\/status\/1701353977437360624\"><span class=\"has-inline-color\">is repealing<\/span><\/a>\u00a0his COVID medical \u201cmisinformation\u201d censorship law just one year after he signed it. The bill has been condemned across the political spectrum and roundly rejected by courts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Legislature is also repealing California\u2019s Red State \u201ctravel ban,\u201d which forbids state funds from being used in 26 states. The repeal gained momentum after Newsom was caught\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.electkevinkiley.com\/french-laundry-part-ii\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color\">secretly vacationing<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Montana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>After praising Biden\u2019s open border, he is sending 20 National Guard soldiers to the border to \u201ccrack down\u201d on fentanyl smuggling \u2013 a classic Newsom maneuver to make it look like he\u2019s doing something when he caused the problems. My full statement\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinKileyCA\/status\/1699897838069854375\"><span class=\"has-inline-color\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, Congress returns to session today. The Speaker has announced an Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden. And on Thursday, there will be a vote on my bill to oust Julie Su as \u201cActing\u201d Secretary of Labor, ending this unlawful seizure of power by Biden\u2019s failed nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.electkevinkiley.com\/newsoms-surrender\/\">Newsom&#8217;s Surrender | Capitol Quagmire (electkevinkiley.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original Article Link: Newsom&#8217;s Surrender | Capitol Quagmire (electkevinkiley.com) On Sunday, Gavin Newsom admitted he botched California\u2019s COVID response. After years of viciously attacking me and anyone who opposed him, Newsom has acknowledged reality. \u201cWe would\u2019ve done everything differently,\u201d he said on Meet the Press. 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