Newsom's California Is Failing and His Wife Wants to Take America With It

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) wife, First Lady Jennifer Siebel 
Newsom, recently said, “It’s time for America to follow California’s 
lead.” While California’s progressive elites love to market the state as a 
model for the nation, critics point to sky-high taxes, rampant 
homelessness, rising crime, and an exodus of businesses and residents as 
proof that its policies are more of a cautionary tale than a success 
story. If anything, Siebel Newsom’s comment underscores how out of touch 
California’s leadership is with the struggles facing everyday Americans.


However, what Newsom failed to mention is that her husband's radical 
policies are wreaking havoc on California. As she tried to sell the state 
as a model for the rest of the country, the state is actually the 
epicenter for decline, dysfunction, and ideological extremism. 

Let's take a look at the model of a state, California, thanks to its 
leadership. 

Under Gov. Newsom’s leadership, California has become a cautionary tale, 
with the state leading the nation in homelessness, despite spending 
billions on failed “housing-first” policies that provide little 
accountability and no meaningful improvement. Crime has surged in cities 
like San Francisco and Los Angeles, where soft-on-crime policies, no-cash 
bail, and refusal to prosecute theft and drug crimes have emboldened 
criminals and left small business owners defenseless. Sky-high taxes and 
overregulation are driving residents and businesses out in droves, and 
California’s economy is buckling under the weight of big government and 
environmental mandates that punish working-class families and cripple job 
creators. Companies such as Tesla, Oracle, and Hewlett-Packard have 
already relocated, and every day, Californians are following them to 
states like Texas and Florida in search of lower costs, more freedom, and 
safer streets. 

The state is also the helm of radical gender ideology, critical race 
theory, and illegal immigration. 

If that’s the future Gov. Newsom's wife wants for America, it’s no wonder 
millions are rejecting it.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/25/newsoms-wife-its-
time-for-america-to-follow-californias-lead-n2660961