Critics Blast Gavin Newsom and Claim He Is Blaming Trump to Cover up Overspending

Critics blast Gavin Newsom and claim he is blaming Trump to cover up overspending

Critics of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) proposed 2025-2026 budget are pushing back on claims that President Donald Trump is to blame for the $12 billion shortfall and say the leader has been overspending revenues he erroneously declared the state had…

Critics claim Gavin Newsom is blaming Trump to cover up overspending

Critics of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) proposed 2025-2026 budget are pushing back on claims that President Donald Trump is to blame for the $12 billion shortfall and say the leader has been overspending revenues he erroneously declared the state had for the past three years.  They argue that Newsom shifting the blame on Trump for the state’s financial woes is part of a highly orchestrated plan to mask that Newsom’s office claimed the state had an…

California budget deal cooks the books again to hide big 'structural' deficit

Legislative leaders would have us believe that the 2025-26 budget agreement they forged with Gov. Gavin Newsom this week is a noteworthy — even heroic — response to financial problems caused by factors beyond their control, particularly President Donald Trump’s tariffs. A summary of the $321 billion agreement issued by the state Senate declares, “Through the work of the Legislature and the governor the past two years, the budget was once again s…

California budget deal cooks the books again to hide big ‘structural’ deficit

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Legislative leaders would have us believe that the 2025-26 budget agreement they forged with Gov. Gavin Newsom this week is a noteworthy — even heroic — response to financial problems caused by factors beyond their control, particularly President Donald Trump’s tariffs. A summary […] The post California budget deal cooks the books again to hide big ‘structural’ def…