And Suddenly 'Trump-Proofing' California Seems Like A Really Dumb Idea… Newsom-Proof California

Posted • January 31, 2025: And suddenly, California Democrats got it into their heads that appropriating $50,000,000 to use as lawsuit money to "resist Trump" was a bad look in a state that will likely need 100 times that amount to rebuild L.A. —— Resistance 2.0: You probably know that Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and his predecessor, Xavier Becerra, spent millions of taxpayer dollars to bring more than 140 lawsuits against the first Trump administration in Resistance 1.0. Democrats in the supermajority-led legislature were fixing to do it again by setting up a $50,000,000 legal kitty to bankroll whatever other creative lawfare they could come up with for Trump 2.0. Newsom called it "Trump-Proofing" California, hoping that any legal victory against Hitler would help propel his 2028 presidential candidacy. The legal fund passed the state Senate and then it was up to the Assembly to ratify before sending it to Newsom's desk. And then… nothing.

After major backlash from Californians and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, the Assembly walked back a vote on Newsom’s $50 million slush fund to sue Trump. Los Angeles is battling a catastrophic wildfire, and California faces a massive budget deficit for future years. The last thing we need is more political stunts from Governor Newsom as he chases his White House pipe dream. Quelle surprise! The biggest shock is that it took these geniuses twenty full days to realize that Trump would be the one person who would dictate the terms of federal aid they will desperately need to keep voters mollified enough to prevent them from punishing the party that ran California into the ground. Not to mention, it may have finally occurred to them how self-obsessed Sacramento Democrats looked while going out of their way to spend $50 million on their Orange Man Bad obsession while tens of thousands of Californians watched their homes go up in flames.

Newsom-proof California —— Rep. Kevin Kiley says his efforts to Newsom-proof California are going well. We're not entirely sure what it all means, but Kiley has put forward a bill to yank the teeth from the California Coastal Commission, and that is a fantastic start. -- Kevin Kiley @KevinKileyCA: “Our movement to Newsom-proof California has incredible momentum. Many people who told me they had given up hope for our state have a newfound optimism. It's an exciting time to be a Californian and an American.” -- I like the sound of that. (…)

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