California Governor Gavin Newsom seems to have a sudden appreciation for the Second Amendment following the shooting of a protester by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
The Democrat and likely 2028 presidential candidate appeared to forget an inconvenient truth about his own policies as he tried to dunk on President Donald Trump’s administration and immigration crackdowns.
“The Trump administration does not believe in the 2nd Amendment. Good to know,” Newsom posted on social media, responding to a clip of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during an ABC News interview.
The Trump administration does not believe in the 2nd Amendment. Good to know. https://t.co/oOtKw78aut
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 25, 2026
Bessent told ABC News “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl that ” it’s a tragedy when anyone dies, but I can tell you the situation on the ground there is being stirred up by Governor Walz.”
“I am sorry that this gentleman is dead, but he did bring a nine-millimeter semi-automatic weapon with two cartridges to what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. I think that there are a lot of paid agitators who are ginning things up, and the governor has not done a good job of tamping this down,” he added.
When Karl pushed his “gotcha” questions at the secretary, citing the Second Amendment, Bessent repeatedly asked him, “Have you gone to a protest?”
“I mean, I’ve — no, actually, as a reporter covering it,” Karl eventually replied.
“OK. I’ve been to a protest,” Bessent said. “Guess what? I didn’t bring a gun. I brought a billboard.”
Newsom’s reaction to the clip and the obvious memory lapse of signing several anti-gun laws in California, with three just last October, as he declared his state’s “ongoing commitment to gun safety.”
Social media users gave the Democratic leader a solid reminder and called out his seeming about-face in an effort to insult and defame federal immigration officers.
Wait so 2A is appreciated in California again?
— Wayne Waldrop (@WayneWaldropW) January 25, 2026
OMG, the hypocrisy doesn’t even register for him, does it?
— Howard Sklar (@HowardMSklar) January 25, 2026
— Kostas Moros (@MorosKostas) January 25, 2026
I love the posturing here by people like Newsom who made it their job to be anti-gun and and when the talking shifts they act like they were always for it and point the finger like we were against it.
— S Price (@S_Price2) January 25, 2026
Didn’t you ban carry, unconstitutionally, in many places in California?
Did you have a change of heart or just trying to look good?
— Joshua Yoder (@MrJoshuaYoder) January 25, 2026
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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