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Democrat Gavin Newsom malfunctions over Israel funding

‘Gruesome’ Gavin Newsom is the governor of California. Famous for his war on homeless people, Newsom is a controversial figure, albeit one who exists within the mainstream of the modern Democrat Party (unfortunately):

Newsom is also a beneficiary of funding from Israel, which spurred the following exchange:


Malfunction

In the video above, host Van Lathan Jr. asked Newsom about funding from AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee). Newsom responded:

Interesting, you’re like the first to bring up AIPAC in years, which is interesting.

Lathan clarified:

I will not vote for a candidate that takes $1 from AIPAC.

Following Israel’s genocide, this is an increasingly common opinion. It’s not just a left thing, either, with elements of the American right increasingly saying stuff like this:


Back to Newsom, his malfunction continued:

It’s interesting. I mean, it’s interesting. I haven’t thought about AIPAC. And it’s interesting. You’re like the first to bring up AIPAC in years, which is interesting.

Asked “why”, Newsom said:

It’s not relevant to my day-to-day life. Which is just interesting. It’s interesting you say that.

We’re going to go out on a limb and suggest Newsom found this question ‘interesting’.

Continuing, he noted:

JPAC perhaps more, but AIPAC less and less.

As people highlighted, JPAC is a regional equivalent of AIPAC:

People also said stuff like the following:

The tide is turning

Newsom continued to waffle on about how interesting he found the question, but he didn’t – you know – pledge to stop taking money from a genocidal foreign power. He may have to eventually, of course, as all American politicians may have to. Israel has lost public support in the West, and even the most cynical politicians will have to recognise this reality if they want to keep the gravy train running.

Featured image via Van Lathan

By Willem Moore

This post was originally published on Canary.