Scott Adams Destroys Gavin Newsom’s 2028 Hopes Just by Reading His Resume
Commentator Scott Adams delivered a sweeping critique of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, questioning how Newsom could plausibly seek the presidency given what Adams described as widespread mismanagement, regulatory overreach, and failed policies in the state.
Adams focused heavily on California’s finances, arguing that by the time of upcoming midterms, voters would have a clearer picture of what he characterized as massive losses tied to both theft and mismanagement.
“How in the world could Governor Newsom ever become president under the context of by the midterm we’re going to know a lot more about all the 100 billions of dollars that were stolen in his state, but not just stolen, also mismanaged, because it’s kind of hard to tell what is stolen was mismanaged,” Adams said. “It might end up being the same thing by the midterms.”
He pointed to California’s energy policies as another major liability, warning of dramatic increases in gas prices that he attributed almost entirely to state regulations rather than market forces.
“Some experts are saying that the cost of gas in California could reach as high as 10 to $12 per gallon, and that that cost would be almost entirely because of California mismanagement, and almost entirely because California is what I call a hoax, hoax driven government,” Adams said.
According to Adams, regulations framed as climate protections created opportunities for fraud while driving up costs for consumers.
He argued that California’s approach could not realistically affect global climate outcomes but did have concrete economic consequences.
“So the reason gas will cost so much is a variety of regulatory things that were designed to protect the climate from catastrophe,” Adams said.
“Now there was no chance it was ever going to protect the climate from catastrophe, because one state couldn’t do that anyway. But what it did do is it created this gigantic umbrella for fraud.”
Adams also cited a reported 20 percent reduction in refinery capacity, blaming excessive regulation for refinery closures.
“We got a 20% decrease in capacity when January hits because two refiners just said that we’re out. Too much regulation. We’re out,” he said.
He argued that these outcomes would make it difficult for Newsom to defend his record nationally, especially as other states do not face similar conditions.
“And you can directly tie the cost to California believing incorrectly the hoax that we were in an existential crisis that could somehow be fixed by California alone doing things that other states were not doing,” Adams said.
Adams went on to list what he described as multiple policy “hoaxes,” beginning with climate policy and extending to energy price gouging claims.
“But what Governor Newsom and other Democrats blamed the problem on was price gouging by the oil companies,” Adams said.
“Price gouging, when it was looked into, audited, there was no price gouging, found that was a hoax.”
He continued by criticizing California’s positions on border security, homelessness, and reparations.
“How about when there was a border crisis in California? What did California say? California said there’s no border crisis. Hoax number three,” Adams said.
Addressing homelessness, Adams rejected the idea that housing construction alone could solve the problem.
“There was never any chance that that would make a difference,” he said, adding that the issue involved deeper challenges beyond housing availability.
Adams also criticized reparations discussions in California.
“So we’ve got a state that’s trying to pay reparations when California never had slaves,” he said.
“None of the people lived here were victims of California slavery. It’s a complete hoax.”
He further referenced federal stimulus spending, arguing California handled pandemic-era funds differently from other states.
“So apparently, after the pandemic, there were all these stimulus funds that came from the federal government, and every other state used the government funding to pay down their debt, except California,” Adams said.
According to Adams, that decision could lead to higher payroll taxes on businesses.
“So, the result will be that the Californian businesses are going to be hit, apparently, with some enormous payroll tax to compensate For the fact that California was the only, only mismanaged state,” he said.
Adams also cited high-profile infrastructure spending, including funds allocated to a high-speed rail project that has not been completed.
“I haven’t even gotten into the, what $50 billion for the bullet train that never happened,” he said.
He concluded by suggesting Republicans may view Newsom as a vulnerable candidate and are content to wait.
“But it feels like the smartest people in the Republican Party, by now, they must have figured out that Newsom is the weakest candidate they could possibly run,” Adams said. “So I feel like the Republicans are saying, Hold. Will do Yes, wait until he gets nominated. We’ll take him out.”
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Scott Adams OBLITERATES Gavin Newsom’s 2028 hopes just by reading his resume.
Widespread mismanagement, billions in fraud, and policy failures fueled by hoaxes.@scottadamssays “Newsom is the weakest candidate they could possibly run.
Maybe even worse than Kamala Harris.”… pic.twitter.com/0Rf8e6gyVX
— jay plemons (@jayplemons) December 22, 2025
