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A look at Newsom’s excursions over the years shows a restless state executive.
While Californians wrestle with homeless encampments, $6+ gas amid the shuttering of refineries, and insurance companies fleeing the state, the governor is busy playing global influencer and future presidential hopeful.
Call it absenteeism with frequent-flier miles; it’s certainly not governing.
He disappeared for nearly two weeks in 2021 with a vague “family obligations” excuse. His type of leadership looks different, apparently.
In 2018, Newsom promised 3.5 million homes by 2025; the state delivered maybe 640,000 to 868,000. Housing affordability in California ranks 49th nationally (only Hawaii is costlier).
He was off in Italy in 2024 preaching sustainability while families here got priced out of the state.
And then there are his reckless green energy policies: We endure the highest gas and electricity prices in America, refinery closures, and dependence on foreign oil, with $7-8 per gallon gas on the horizon.
Newsom fled to Brazil in late 2025 for climate talks while blackouts loomed and wallets emptied.
Also in 2025, wildfires raged, insurance companies bailed, and communities struggled to rebuild. More broadly, the state continues to face high taxes, high costs, and high drama.
Newsom’s answer? Jetting to Davos in January 2026 and Munich last month, even as the White House called him out for “ditching duties.”
Violent crime, meanwhile, is up to 51% above the national average while the governor fights reforms that voters actually want.
And California’s public schools are in free fall. Less than half of K-12 students are proficient in reading and barely more than a third meet standards in math.
Is Newsom still running for President? Is he utilizing the Biden strategy of hiding until the last few days?
Gavin Newsom’s long record of absenteeism
While Californians wrestle with homeless encampments, $6+ gas amid the shuttering of refineries, and insurance companies fleeing the state, the governor is busy playing global influencer and future presidential hopeful.
Call it absenteeism with frequent-flier miles; it’s certainly not governing.
He disappeared for nearly two weeks in 2021 with a vague “family obligations” excuse. His type of leadership looks different, apparently.
In 2018, Newsom promised 3.5 million homes by 2025; the state delivered maybe 640,000 to 868,000. Housing affordability in California ranks 49th nationally (only Hawaii is costlier).
He was off in Italy in 2024 preaching sustainability while families here got priced out of the state.
And then there are his reckless green energy policies: We endure the highest gas and electricity prices in America, refinery closures, and dependence on foreign oil, with $7-8 per gallon gas on the horizon.
Newsom fled to Brazil in late 2025 for climate talks while blackouts loomed and wallets emptied.
Also in 2025, wildfires raged, insurance companies bailed, and communities struggled to rebuild. More broadly, the state continues to face high taxes, high costs, and high drama.
Newsom’s answer? Jetting to Davos in January 2026 and Munich last month, even as the White House called him out for “ditching duties.”
Violent crime, meanwhile, is up to 51% above the national average while the governor fights reforms that voters actually want.
And California’s public schools are in free fall. Less than half of K-12 students are proficient in reading and barely more than a third meet standards in math.
Is Newsom still running for President? Is he utilizing the Biden strategy of hiding until the last few days?
Gavin Newsom’s long record of absenteeism
