Xavier Basement Becerra needs to come out of hiding and come clean

Joe Biden blamed the pandemic for hiding in his basement as he ran for high office. What’s Xavier Becerra’s excuse?The wannabe gov apparently thinks that because he’s a Democrat running in deep-blue California, he can skate to Sacramento –– no effort (or public health crisis) required.That’s wrong, and pitiful, and disrespectful to state voters.It’s long past time for Becerra to level with voters, talk to the press — and come clean about his record, which ranges from poor (COVID policy) to lackluster (years in public office with little to show) to outright dubious.The scandals are varied. Xavier Becerra’s former chief of staff, Sean McCluskie, pleaded guilty in October 2025 — not even a year ago — to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud. Prosecutors said McCluskie and Dana Williamson, Gov.

Gavin Newsom’s disgraced former chief of staff, conspired to grab $225,000 from a dormant Becerra campaign account and pump it to McCluskie, effectively supplementing his government salary. Becerra has said he didn’t know about the illegality.So was he simply clueless? Out to lunch? An incompetent manager with poor skills of delegation and oversight? What does choosing a No.

1 aide (and friend of 20 years) with compromised ethics say about his ability to judiciously hire, select and assess talent?Does Becerra have any explanation, beyond that he was “betrayed”?We’re waiting.Another issue Becerra should answer for: As Biden’s health and human services secretary, he lost track of more than 130,000 migrant children who’d crossed the border solo under Biden’s lax immigration policies.After Becerra & Co.waived them through with poor safeguards, some united with family.

But others were exploited, trafficked or forced into labor.What happened to all those kids? How did Becerra let this humanitarian mess happen? Again: Was he incompetent? Clueless? Indifferent?  California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your...