Gavin Newsom roasted for Michigan jaunt after blank workday calendars exposed

Gov.Gavin Newsom’s breezy work calendars have ignited fresh criticism as he remained out of state Monday while barnstorming for Michigan Democrats — and perhaps himself.Earlier in the day, the California Post revealed the governor’s secretive calendars listed “no official business” for nearly four weeks in the first several months of the year.

The surprisingly light work schedule, which often started after 9am and wrapped before 5 pm, has cast a blistering spotlight on Newsom’s numerous out-of-state trips.The governor’s political team altruistically framed the most recent trip to Michigan as part of Newsom’s effort to help Democrats retake power in Washington and stop President Trump. But critics have called his jetsetting excessive and suggested Newsom’s activities look less like a governor at work and more like an early 2028 presidential campaign.Steve Hilton, the Republican candidate for California governor in the November runoff, called Newsom’s light schedule and frequent trips “a massive insult to every Californian.”“For years now, we have a checked out governor whose only interest is his own presidential ambitions,” Hilton said.“No wonder our economy is collapsing into a complete disaster, businesses are leaving, people are leaving, the highest unemployment and poverty rate in the country — homelessness going from disastrous to even worse.”Hilton added that California has the highest taxes in the country but continues to get the “worst results.”“Instead of trying to fix these problems, this guy is running around sucking up to the far left in a desperate bid to revive his flagging campaign for president.”The Michigan trip even drew a jab from Democratic political consultant Steve Maviglio, who dunked on a member of Newsom’s political team after they crowed over receiving 1 million social media views from “creators & digital-first independent media.”“Now only if @CAGovernor cared as much about addressing h...