{"id":2028214,"date":"2023-09-11T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-regrets-pushing-harsh-covid-lockdowns-wouldve-done-everything-differently\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T15:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:29:48","slug":"newsom-regrets-pushing-harsh-covid-lockdowns-wouldve-done-everything-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-regrets-pushing-harsh-covid-lockdowns-wouldve-done-everything-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom regrets COVID lockdowns, wishes he had taken a different approach."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-regrets-pushing-harsh-covid-lockdowns-wouldve-done-everything-differently%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028214&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>California\u2062 Gov. Gavin Newsom\u200c admits his regrets\u2064 over the strict COVID-19 restrictions he once enforced in\u200d his state. In a recent interview\u2063 on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; \u2062Newsom\u200b reflected on California&#8217;s\u200c tough \u2064pandemic\u2064 policies,\u2063 acknowledging that he\u200d and other officials would have taken a different approach in hindsight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2063 think we would&#8217;ve done everything differently,&#8221; said Mr. Newsom, who was the \u200bfirst governor in the country \u200cto impose a\u2063 stay-at-home order and the last\u200b one to reopen schools.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>During \u200cthe interview, Newsom \u200cexpressed regret over his \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-of-the-10-most-popular-governors-are-republican-according-to-new-poll\/\" title=\"9 Of The 10 Most Popular Governors Are Republican, According To New Poll\">harsh lockdown policies<\/a>, recognizing that criticism of his actions \u2064is valid\u200b in \u200chindsight. However, he emphasized that he\u200d made decisions based\u2062 on \u200bthe information available at \u200bthe time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Despite Newsom&#8217;s acknowledgement, some \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a> were skeptical of his\u2062 &#8220;hindsight&#8221; apology. They pointed \u2062out that \u200cnumerous studies and experts \u200bhad already questioned the effectiveness of\u2064 California&#8217;s strict measures during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Newsom faced further scrutiny for \u200dhis\u200b handling of the pandemic, particularly regarding the disparate \u2063treatment of different groups. In response to these criticisms, Newsom expressed contrition for his policies\u2064 while downplaying his personal role in implementing them.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>&#8216;There&#8217;s a \u200dLot of Humility&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>During the interview, Newsom was questioned \u2064about the uneven\u2062 application of restrictions, such as \u2064allowing the film industry to reopen\u2063 while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-regrets-pushing-harsh-covid-lockdowns-wouldve-done-everything-differently\/\" title=\"Newsom regrets COVID lockdowns, wishes he had taken a different approach.\">keeping churches \u200cclosed<\/a>. Host\u2062 Chuck Todd highlighted the anger between\u2063 the populace\u2064 and the elites, accusing \u200dNewsom of prioritizing certain\u2062 industries over religious gatherings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Newsom acknowledged the criticism and admitted to a need for humility. However, he\u2063 emphasized that the decisions were made collectively and that everyone, including himself, has learned \u200cand evolved throughout the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Criticism<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\">\n        <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><\/picture>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Newsom\u200d faced backlash for violating\u2062 his own restrictions during \u200bthe lockdowns, such as attending\u2063 gatherings \u200cwithout a\u200b mask. Critics argued that his claim of acting based on\u200c the best available information doesn&#8217;t hold up, citing studies \u2064and\u2062 analyses that challenged his decisions early on in the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Despite the criticism, \u2062Newsom \u200cannounced the\u200d end of \u2062California&#8217;s COVID-19 \u200dstate of emergency in\u200c February 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed remorse for the stringent COVID-19 measures he enforced in his state, acknowledging that he and other officials would have chosen a different path in retrospect. 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