Gavin Newsom got smacked down by a CNN fact check on Thursday. (Watch the video below.)
Anchor Erin Burnett and colleague Andrew Kaczynski tag-teamed to reveal the California governor lied when he said his office never used the term Latinx.
Burnett noted the Democrat has been broadening his circles by interviewing MAGA figures such as Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon on his podcast. The move could be to position himself as more of a centrist for a presidential run in 2028.
In his conversation with Kirk a few weeks ago, Newsom appeared to dismiss the word Latinx ― a gender-neutral alternative to Latino.
“Not one person ever in my office has ever used Latinx,” Newsom declared, getting a thumbs-up from the Turning Point USA founder, who said the term can “finally be put to bed.”
Kaczynski dug up several video clips and social media posts in which Newsom proudly used Latinx.
“That is a lot of use of ‘Latinx’ by him for somebody who said that nobody in his office has ever used that phrase,” Kaczynski said.
A Newsom spokesperson told the news channel, “Latinx is not a term that is regularly used by the administration.”
The progressive has been accused of consorting with the enemy of late. Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois blasted Newsom’s chat with Bannon.
“Because Gavin Newsom wants to run for president and thinks he’s going to be this healer, he brings on this nationalist,” Kinzinger said. “Many of us on the right sacrificed our careers taking these people on, and Newsom is trying to make a career with them. This is insane.”
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, said it wasn’t worth giving Bannon “oxygen” on any platform.
Newsom defended himself by saying last year’s election results emphasized the need for Democrats to explore “new and unique ways of talking to people.”
