{"id":2028395,"date":"2023-09-11T17:55:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outrage-after-newsom-announces-caretaker-for-ailing-feinsteins-position\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T17:55:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:55:51","slug":"outrage-after-newsom-announces-caretaker-for-ailing-feinsteins-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outrage-after-newsom-announces-caretaker-for-ailing-feinsteins-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Anger over Newsom&#8217;s choice for Feinstein&#8217;s role."},"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\">14<\/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%2Foutrage-after-newsom-announces-caretaker-for-ailing-feinsteins-position%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=2028395&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--><h2>Outrage\u200c After Newsom Announces &#8216;Caretaker&#8217; \u200bfor Ailing Feinstein&#8217;s Position<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outrage-after-newsom-announces-caretaker-for-ailing-feinsteins-position\/\" title=\"Anger over Newsom's choice for Feinstein's role.\">facing \u2063blowback<\/a> after he said on Sunday that he \u200bmight appoint an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minibubbles-in-u-s-banking-are-popping\/\" title=\"Minibubbles in U.S. Banking Are Popping\">interim replacement<\/a> for\u2064 long-serving Sen. Dianne\u200b Feinstein if \u2063she is unable to complete her\u2063 final term.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein\u2019s health has\u2062 been ailing, and she has \u200dannounced she will not seek six\u200c more years \u200cin the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>With questions mounting about whether she can make it another\u200c 16 months, Newsom told NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d \u200bon Sunday \u2062he would not appoint a \u200cpermanent replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Probed about the issue, \u200bNewsom told Chuck Todd \u200dthat a senator would be \u200dappointed on an \u2064interim basis while the current primary to replace Feinstein plays out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. Interim appointment,\u201d the governor said. \u201cI don\u2019t\u200d want \u2063to get\u200d involved in the\u2062 primary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom \u2064concluded on the matter, \u201dIt would be completely unfair to the Democrats that \u2062have worked their tail off. That primary is just a matter of\u200d months away. I \u2063don\u2019t want to tip \u2062the balance of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Democratic\u200b Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter are \u200brunning,\u200d as is Rep. Barbara Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has committed to\u200c appointing \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-lauds-state-rep-shirley-weber-established-africana-studies-professor-as-newsoms-secretary-of-state-pick\/\" title=\"Harris Lauds State Rep. Shirley Weber, Established Africana Studies Professor, As Newsom\u2019s Secretary Of State Pick\">black woman<\/a> to fill a vacancy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should Feinstein resign her position?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\t\tCompleting this poll entitles \u200byou to The \u2062Western Journal \u2064news\u2063 updates free\u2063 of \u2064charge. \u200bYou may opt\u200c out at \u200danytime. You also agree to our \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy\u200c Policy<\/a> \u2062and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 96%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: \u200b96% (24 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 4%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo:\u2062 4% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lee, \u200dwho is black, lashed out\u200c at his statement on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday evening\u2064 while she shared a Politico article that\u2063 referred\u2063 to such an interim appointment as\u200b a \u2062\u201ccaretaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Newsom would\u200b pick a caretaker\u2064 \u2014 not Barbara Lee \u2014 for Senate seat \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2o5oA0NXa1\">https:\/\/t.co\/2o5oA0NXa1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 POLITICO (@politico) \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politico\/status\/1700846203640905924?\">September 10, \u20642023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On\u200c the fact that \u2062she would\u2062 not \u2064be appointed, Lee complained, \u201cI am\u200d troubled \u200bby the\u2064 Governor\u2019s remarks. The idea that a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to simply check a\u200d box is insulting to countless Black women across this country who have \u200bcarried the Democratic Party to victory election after election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200bseries of subsequent tweets, Lee stated, \u201cBlack women deserve more than a participation trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am troubled by the Governor\u2019s remarks. The\u200b idea \u200bthat\u2062 a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to simply check a\u200b box is insulting to countless Black women across this country who have\u2064 carried the Democratic Party to victory election after\u2063 election. \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q5Q3jznuFd\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q5Q3jznuFd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barbara Lee \u2063(@BarbaraLeeForCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarbaraLeeForCA\/status\/1701041279839375670?\">September 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The perspective of Black women in the US Senate is sorely needed\u2014and needed for more than a few months. Governor Newsom knows this, which is why he made\u200c the\u2064 pledge in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barbara Lee (@BarbaraLeeForCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarbaraLeeForCA\/status\/1701041300894884007?\">September 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Black women deserve more \u200cthan a participation trophy. We need a seat at the table.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barbara Lee (@BarbaraLeeForCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarbaraLeeForCA\/status\/1701041311187714273?\">September 11,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A \u2063poll released last\u200c week by The Los Angeles Times found that Schiff and Porter\u2063 are in a competitive race \u2064for the top with 20\u200d percent and 17 percent\u2064 support, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Only seven percent of likely\u200b Democratic primary voters told the Times \u2063they supported Lee.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/outrage-newsom-announces-caretaker-ailing-feinsteins-position\/\">Outrage After\u2062 Newsom Announces &#8216;Caretaker&#8217; for Ailing Feinstein&#8217;s Position<\/a> appeared \u2064first \u200bon <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2062 Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is receiving criticism for suggesting he may appoint an interim replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein if she cannot finish her term. Feinstein&#8217;s health is declining, and she has decided not to run for re-election. Uncertainty surrounds the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2028396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2028395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2028395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2028396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2028395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2028395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2028395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}