{"id":2374915,"date":"2024-12-01T07:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-may-not-be-able-to-afford-newsoms-pricey-anti-trump-plans-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T07:25:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:25:23","slug":"california-may-not-be-able-to-afford-newsoms-pricey-anti-trump-plans-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-may-not-be-able-to-afford-newsoms-pricey-anti-trump-plans-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California may not be able to afford Newsom\u2019s pricey anti-Trump plans &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fcalifornia-may-not-be-able-to-afford-newsoms-pricey-anti-trump-plans-washington-examiner%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=2374915&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--><p>The \u200barticle discusses California Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s intentions to lead \u2063opposition\u200b against President-elect Donald Trump and his administration. Newsom aims to \u2064implement expensive \u2062initiatives \u200cthat may conflict \u200bwith California&#8217;s financial capabilities, raising\u2064 warnings from\u200c fiscal conservative groups\u2063 about a potential budget shortfall. As California&#8217;s budget is projected to reach a $2 billion deficit by \u20642025, \u2062spending increases could exacerbate the financial situation, especially with potential new programs and investments Newsom proposes, such\u200d as rebates for electric vehicle purchases.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict between Newsom and Trump is \u2062characterized\u200d by considerable previous tensions, including numerous lawsuits during \u2064Trump&#8217;s\u2063 first term. Newsom has labeled incoming Trump policies as threats\u200c to California&#8217;s progressive values and is\u2062 pushing for legislative sessions \u2064to prepare for these challenges. \u200dAdditionally, Newsom \u2064hopes to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-unveil-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-package\/\" title=\"House Democrats Unveil .9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package\">disaster relief fund<\/a> to mitigate issues arising\u2062 from \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potential federal aid denial<\/a> for natural disasters. <\/p>\n<p>while \u2063Newsom&#8217;s \u200cadministration is focused on \u2062resisting Trump, the financial implications \u200dof his ambitious\u200b plans could jeopardize California&#8217;s budget health, highlighting\u2064 a precarious balance \u2064between progressive goals and fiscal \u200bresponsibility.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">California may not be able to afford Newsom&rsquo;s pricey anti-Trump plans<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1879940\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California\">California<\/a> Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> has made no secret that he intends to play a big role in the resistance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gavin Newsom\">President-elect&nbsp;Donald Trump<\/a>, but fiscal hawks in his state are warning that expensive strategies and brash plans could do more harm than good.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Newsom, who is widely expected to throw his hat into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2028 presidential race\">2028 presidential race<\/a>, is one of three Democratic leaders in state capitals&nbsp;that have already started to push back on potential Republican policies&nbsp;on everything from abortion to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"environment\">environment<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) speaks during a press conference in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo\/Eric Thayer, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Newsom called a legislative special session starting next month to&nbsp;&ldquo;safeguard California values and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Newsom said California would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3240820\/gavin-newsom-california-offer-ev-rebates-if-trump-ends-tax-credit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"provide rebates\">provide rebates<\/a> to eligible residents who buy electric vehicles if Trump ends the $7,500 federal E.V. tax credit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will intervene if the Trump administration eliminates the federal tax credit, doubling down on our commitment to clean air and green jobs in California,&rdquo; Newsom said in a statement. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not turning back on a clean transportation future &mdash; we&rsquo;re going to make it more affordable for people to drive vehicles that don&rsquo;t pollute.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump is expected to try to&nbsp;block California&rsquo;s authority to set auto emissions limits that are stricter than federal standards.<\/p>\n<p>The fight between Trump and Newsom is shaping up to be an epic one, as it was during Trump&rsquo;s first term when California sued his administration more than 120 times.&nbsp;Trump has called Newsom &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6363194030112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">one of the worst<\/a>&nbsp;governors in the country&rdquo; and nicknamed him &ldquo;New-scum.&rdquo; Newsom&rsquo;s ex-wife, Kimberly Guilfoyle, is engaged to Donald Trump Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Trump staffers have made it known they want to disrupt the Democratic Party&rsquo;s stranglehold over California politics. Newsom hopes to stop them but there&rsquo;s real concern the state might lack the funds to do it.<\/p>\n<p>While the California legislature&rsquo;s nonpartisan&nbsp;fiscal adviser projects California&rsquo;s budget is &ldquo;roughly balanced,&rdquo; the office has warned that spending growth is expected to plunge the state into a deficit. That means any big changes, like the ones Newsom has indicated he plans to make, could cripple California.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lao.ca.gov\/Publications\/Report\/4939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">annual fiscal outlook<\/a>, issued to prepare lawmakers for the budget process, the Legislative Analyst&rsquo;s Office estimated that California will face a $2 billion deficit in 2025. This gap could be made up with minor tweaks to programs already in place. However, Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek repeatedly warned in the report that it means there is no room in the budget for new programs or initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The revenues are up, but the outlook ahead on that is a little more precarious,&rdquo; Petek told reporters. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s really no capacity for new commitments, because we do estimate there to be these pretty significant operating deficits in the subsequent years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That&nbsp;could create problems for Newsom as he tries to mount a very public campaign against the incoming Trump administration.&nbsp; Newsom has also pushed for creating a backup disaster relief fund in case Trump denies California federal aid for fires, floods, and other emergencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump talks with then California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, left, during a visit to a neighborhood impacted by the wildfires in Paradise, California, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;You could have multiple disasters stacking up &hellip; and you&rsquo;re going to have serious cash flow issues, even a state as large as California, even with budget reserves that are significant,&rdquo; the Democratic governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/10\/22\/trump-california-emergency-aid-newsom-00184799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Politico<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;You have massive fires that cost billions and billions of dollars just for the debris removal, let alone the recovery.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has also floated doubling the state&rsquo;s film and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-urges-hollywood-pals-to-punish-conservative-states\/\" title=\"Newsom Urges Hollywood Pals To Punish Conservative States\">television production tax credit<\/a> to $750 million annually from its current $330 million annual allocation. While this is not in response to Trump, it would push the state into an even more dicey fiscal situation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sd02.senate.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire\">Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire<\/a> (D-CA), <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/newsletter\/gavin-newsom-legislature-electric-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire\">told<\/a>&nbsp;<em>CalMatters<\/em>&nbsp;that his caucus &ldquo;will review the multiple proposals that are being advanced&rdquo; by the governor. He didn&rsquo;t say whether he was on board with&nbsp;creating new programs or expanding existing ones next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need to be incredibly strategic on any new potential spending, and we need to err on the side of caution as we move forward into the budget negotiations,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s office insists he has a plan to keep California&rsquo;s $300 billion budget on track, though they have been tight-lipped on specifics given his newest priority seems to be keeping the Trump administration at bay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom must&nbsp;publicly share his budget plans by Jan. 10.&nbsp;Lawmakers have to send the governor their own list of priorities and programs they want to protect by June 15.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like Newsom, <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.illinois.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Illinois&nbsp;Gov. JB Pritzker \">Illinois&nbsp;Gov. JB Pritzker <\/a>said he would ask his state&rsquo;s legislators to address potential threats from a second Trump term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You come for my people; you come through me,&rdquo; Pritzker said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Illinois is dealing with a deficit that is projected to top $3 billion.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/bob-ferguson-wins-washington-governor-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bob Ferguson\">Bob Ferguson<\/a>, the Democratic attorney general and gov.-elect, said his legal team had been preparing for months in anticipation of a second Trump term, including a line-by-line review of the Project 2025 plans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope to God, I pray that things we are talking about don&rsquo;t come to pass,&rdquo; Ferguson said.<\/p>\n<p>Like California and Illinois, Washington is staring down the barrel of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-crime-ridden-california-progressive-dems-push-newsom-to-defund-prison-system-by-1-billion\/\" title=\"In Crime-Plagued California, Progressive Democrats Urge Newsom to Slash  Billion from Prison Budget\">multi-billion dollar deficit<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) will write a proposed 2025-27 budget that he will release in mid-December. The spending plan is expected to be a template for lawmakers and Ferguson when they write budgets in the 2025 session.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER \">CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democratic budget writers in the state have already started openly saying they are looking for additional streams of money.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am sure we&rsquo;ll be looking at revenue options as well because $10 billion is quite a sizable gap to fill,&rdquo; said Sen. June Robinson (D-WA),&nbsp; chairwoman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1879940\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1879940\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California may struggle to fund Newsom&#8217;s costly anti-Trump initiatives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2374916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24316685355737.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6430,4463,4045,3678,5894],"class_list":["post-2374915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anti-trump","tag-budget","tag-california","tag-newsom","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24316685355737.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374915","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\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374915"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374919,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374915\/revisions\/2374919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}