Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has had quite a few busy days in the news. For whatever reason, he decided to go after Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republicans in Florida, which has become an increasingly red state. But then his whereabouts were unknown, as CalMatters' Emily Hoeven alerted Twitter on Tuesday, despite how he has shared his schedule in the past.
.@GavinNewsom left California on Friday with his family, but despite repeated questions from the Sacramento press corps, it's still unclear what day he will return to the state, along with his current whereabouts. All we know is he'll be out for the rest of the week.
— Emily Hoeven (@emily_hoeven) July 5, 2022
When his whereabouts were ultimately revealed late on Tuesday, however, it made sense why Newsom wouldn't want to publicize his location. The governor happens to be on vacation visiting his in-laws in Montana, one of the states in which California has banned state-funded travel due to "anti-LGBTQ policies." Newsom himself, as Hoeven highlighted, has warned that the state is "likely to have bans [on abortion] in effect soon."
SCOOP: @GavinNewsom is on vacation in Montana. His office had been loath to disclose the location until now.
— Emily Hoeven (@emily_hoeven) July 6, 2022
Montana is one of 22 states to which CA bans state-funded travel due to anti-LGBTQ+ policies. It's also likely to institute an abortion ban.
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Spokesperson Anthony York said California doesn't legislate travel, and the travel ban only applies to state funds, indicating California is not paying for Newsom's travel. He even had a snarky tweet about it. York would not comment on security, though, meaning it is possible the state is paying for his security while the governor is there.
Newsom spokesperson Anthony York says CA doesn’t legislate where people vacation & the travel ban only applies to spending state funds. He says CA is not paying for Newsom’s travel.
— Emily Hoeven (@emily_hoeven) July 6, 2022
Asked if the state is paying for his security, York says the office doesn’t comment on security.
Such vacation plans, especially if the state is, in fact, paying for Newsom's security detail in Montana, show a stunning sense of hypocrisy from the governor.
The price of gas in Montana is about $2.50 cheaper a gallon than in California. State of emergency in California for 2.5 years. Astounding that he would run ads in Florida & vacation in the red state of Montana while California families can’t afford to travel thanks to Dems. ???? https://t.co/L5HV4Yg02h
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) July 6, 2022
Is there anything this guy denounces in official policy that he doesn't personally enjoy?
— Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. (@Spear_Owl) July 6, 2022
Haha wonder if there’s a new French Laundry location in Montana?
— Cameron Cowger (@camthomascowger) July 6, 2022
Why is it so hard to set a good example? It’s literally the bare minimum to expect from our representatives
— Rebecca (@Zephyrblue415) July 6, 2022
People were quick to jump in and reply that Newsom has a habit of living by a mantra of "rules for thee but not me," especially when it comes to his dining at French Laundry in November 2020 when the state was under lockdown.
It's French Laundry on horseback!
— Lisa Rothstein #FightForFreelancers #NOPROAct (@davincidiva) July 6, 2022
Rules for thee but not for me
— David Giglio (@DavidGiglioCA) July 6, 2022
When you Google “rules for thee but not for me” it’s just a picture of Gavin Newsom.
— Jurisprudent (@The_Law_Suit) July 6, 2022
??Ruby Rippey-Tourk
??French Laundry
??Closing public schools while his kids’ private school stayed open.
??Travel to ‘off-limits’ states. pic.twitter.com/6sN0bypl0T
Newsom also went maskless at an NFL game earlier this year, despite the stadium having a mask mandate at the time, while posing for a photo with immunocompromised Magic Johnson. He later claimed in response that he had been "very judicious," but the pictures showed otherwise.
Beyond his hypocrisy on the Wuhan coronavirus, all while still exercising his emergency powers, Newsom also has a habit of trying to lecture the rest of the country on LGBT issues and abortion, portraying California as a progressive paradise on such matters. Thus, California has the travel ban in place, and Newsom has been hellbent on making California a "sanctuary" for abortion.
The most recent tweet from Newsom, from Tuesday night, served as a reminder of how pro-abortion he is and how much of a priority the issue of abortion is for him as if he doesn't already speak about it enough.
Newsom ran into issues of hypocrisy for his ads in Florida, as well. His claims about Florida, where freedom is supposedly "under attack," according to Newsom, touched upon how Republicans are "banning books" and "criminalizing women" for abortion. The "banning books" is occurring in Newsom's own state, though. Further, no state law will criminalize women for their abortions.
As Ben Shapiro tweeted, it's going to "be hilarious when he vacations to Miami," something fellow mask hypocrites Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) have done.
Gonna be hilarious when he vacations to Miami https://t.co/mYgAaH8Xmn
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 6, 2022
In reaction to the news of Newsom's hypocritical vacation plans, "Montana" is trending on Twitter on Wednesday morning.
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