'Smug and glib' Gavin Newsom goes to a podcast as California burns, blames Trump

California Guv Gavin Newsom took out time to appear on the Pod Save America podcast to talk about the raging wildfires in Los Angeles as the firefighting operations are still on and in his comment, he blamed incoming president Donald Trump for spreading fake news about the wildfires. Newsom, it seems, is unfazed by the piling-up criticism of his handling of the situation and went to record a podcast which could have been avoidable, social media users reacted.

“I want to get the answers,” Newsom says in the clip. “And I’ll be candid with you, I wasn’t getting straight answers.”

“We had my team start talking with local leaders, saying, ‘What’s going on?’ I was getting different answers. When you start getting different answers, then I’m not getting the actual story," Newsom said.

Social media users were shocked at his decision to sit for a podcast during this time of crisis. "Wait, Newsom did a podcast today? He couldn't find a better way to use his time?" one user wrote.





"Going on a podcast while the fires are still burning? Guys this is embarrassing," another wrote.

“He such a slick politician,” another wrote. “He’s no longer worried about saving lives, Newsom is solely worried about saving his political capital and saving face.”

Many observed that this podcast interview will go down as his worst political decision and now he will never be in the 2028 presidential race.

"Southern California has burned to the ground and Gavin Newsom went on a podcast to pass blame. Absolutely incredible," one wrote.

"That podcast appearance by Gavin Newsom will go down as one of the worst political decisions of his career. Sort of like Biden agreeing to the June 27 debate and ending his candidacy. Gavin seemed smug and glib, deflecting blame and taking no accountability for his failures," another wrote.