Having swallowed the pill Democratic consultants are selling about abandoning the progressive left, term-limited California Governor Gavin Newsom is suddenly chummy with noted anti-semites and conspiracy theorists.

The governor's latest endeavor is a show coddling right-wing provocateurs. It's not only cringey, it's a glib diversion from the job he should be doing.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's new podcast dropped its first episode with Charlie Kirk as a guest, resulting in an embarrassing showcase.