Billionaire Elon Musk called out Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, telling Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson that he believes his leadership has contributed to the state’s downfall.
Musk has repeatedly criticized the state’s leadership since the COVID-19 lockdowns, even joining the California exodus by announcing his residency move in December 2020. Musk explained on “The Tucker Carlson Show” that he has been urging people to “reverse course” on the state’s current agenda, noting that Proposition 36, an initiative to toughen penalties for certain drug and theft crimes, is gaining traction.
“Well, actually, I think I’ve been able to persuade people that, yeah, we really, we need to reverse course here. I think I’ve actually been able to persuade a number of people. I think there actually is now a ballot, a California ballot initiative, to re-criminalize theft,” Musk said.
“So, and then, amazingly, Gavin Newsom came out against that proposition. Yeah, no, honestly, he’s the goddamn Joker. Gavin Newsom is like from the Batman, Dark Knight. The Joker is in charge of Gotham. You remember when he took over New York basically? The criminals run free and the citizens are arrested, that’s how — that’s California.,” Musk added. “But, I mean, at least there’s a ballot initiative, which I think will probably pass to say, ‘No, actually it is a crime to steal things.’”
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