Newsom criticizes McCarthy’s call for Biden impeachment, neglecting his own district’s high crime rates.
Gov. Gavin Newsom Takes Aim at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
During a recent Politico event in Sacramento, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) didn’t hold back in criticizing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for his focus on impeaching President Joe Biden while neglecting the issues within his own district.
“It’s an interesting fact. The murder capital of California is Kevin McCarthy’s district. It’s the murder capital of California consistently, year in and year out,” Newsom revealed. “I just think that’s interesting. Two and a half times the murder rate of Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco.”
Newsom didn’t stop there. He highlighted other concerning statistics, stating, ”They have a 63% higher uninsured rate than the city of San Francisco, to the extent you care about families and their health, and 51% higher child poverty rates.”
McCarthy’s home district, California’s 20th Congressional District, encompasses parts of Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties. According to data from the Congressional District Health Dashboard, McCarthy’s district has a 6.6% uninsured rate and a 14.7% child poverty rate, while Pelosi’s district has a 3.9% uninsured rate and an 8.4% child poverty rate.
Newsom questioned McCarthy’s priorities, saying, “You would think Kevin McCarthy would be focused on those issues as a guy who cares deeply about life. That he would care to address those issues.”
In a somewhat mocking tone, Newsom referred to McCarthy as “my Kevin,” a nickname famously used by former President Donald Trump for the House speaker. He also criticized McCarthy for reneging on his promise to hold a vote on opening an impeachment inquiry.
McCarthy announced the impeachment inquiry into President Biden without a House vote, mirroring the approach taken by House Democrats in 2019 during the impeachment inquiry into Trump. McCarthy justified the inquiry as the “logical next step” in the House GOP’s investigation into alleged corruption by the Biden family.
“House Republicans have uncovered serious and credible allegations into President Biden’s actions,” McCarthy stated. “Taken together, these allegations paint a picture of corruption.”
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