What was supposed to be a landmark announcement about the future of AI in California was suddenly hijacked by Governor Newsom to launch a series of baseless attacks against President Donald Trump. And what he revealed about his own party's power grab has conservatives sounding the alarm.
The event, hosted at Google, was meant to be a showcase of innovation, partnering with tech giants like Microsoft and IBM to prepare students for the jobs of the future. But when Newsom took the stage, the agenda completely changed.
First, he accused Trump of not believing in free enterprise, but in "crony capitalism," calling it "open corruption."
He then defended his progressive party's effort to seize control of congressional redistricting, overriding a voter-approved independent commission. Newsom justified this blatant power grab by claiming California can't "unilaterally disarm" in a political fight.
Finally, in a deeply divisive moment, Newsom dismissed millions of American voters, claiming, "What President Trump is doing is wrong. And everybody knows it. His biggest supporters know it."
So while the event was about AI, it ended up being Newsom panicking on something else entirely.
It revealed a political worldview where policy is used as a weapon, where political opponents are labeled as corrupt, even if they are doing right by Americans and where the rules are changed whenever they become inconvenient..
The message from Newsom was just a cover for the real agenda—fighting a national political battle, no matter the cost to principles or fair play..