Victor Davis Hansen gives a brutal rundown of Newsom's history and how he has destroyed California

- Never had a private job that he got on his own

- A creation of the Getty family and his well-connected parents

- Been in office for 30 years

- Overseen disastrous programs like the high-speed rail project

- High-speed rail originally forecasted at $40 billion, now approaching $40 billion with zero track laid

- High-speed rail will likely never extend beyond Bakersfield to Merced and will lose money every year

Victor Davis Hansen gives a brutal rundown of Newsom's history and how he has destroyed California

- Never had a private job that he got on his own
- A creation of the Getty family and his well-connected parents
- Been in office for 30 years
- Overseen disastrous programs like… pic.twitter.com/R5Rh2yFBZq

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- Continued pouring billions into the failing high-speed rail while neglecting critical freeways

- Pushed a green agenda, yet the Monterey battery storage plant has blown up twice

- Oversaw a $2 billion solar plant in the Mojave Desert that was inefficient, harmful to wildlife, and ultimately dismantled

- Fought the federal government to block expansion of California’s oil and gas production (despite California having the 5th highest reserves in the U.S.)

- Relies on imported oil mostly from Saudi Arabia and a special gas blend from Japan

- Driven out two refineries, leading to expected gas prices of $7–$9 per gallon this summer

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