Celebrity fitness expert Jillian Michaels thinks California will lean Republican after left-handed Gov. Gavin Newsom's response to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Michaels, best known for being a trainer on “The Biggest Loser” in the 2010s, was fed up with Golden State's leadership and moved to California before “flipping” to Florida in 2021. lived.
She attributed her political change from lifelong “deep blue” Californian to Donald Trump supporter to the 2018 Malibu fire that destroyed her home and Newsom's response to that inferno.
“It affected my life and changed me. And when it touches you, I think you'll find that it changes you. “That's a good thing for California because reform is desperately needed,” Michaels said. news nation“On Balance with Leland Wittert.''
She blamed Newsom for the devastation left by the still-raging fires that have consumed parts of Los Angeles, saying it could have been prevented.
“The reality is that while you're watching a $20 million mansion get demolished, there are thousands of people who are going to be financially devastated by this,” Michaels told Wittert. “And that's what's so upsetting. A lot of this problem could have been alleviated.”
Like many other states across the country, California marked a surprising political shift in the 2024 presidential election. Clearly, men across all racial categories have moved further to the right this year, with new voters in particular bringing a large number of their votes to the Republican Party.
“We saw in the last election that the state gained far more red voters, and I think that's definitely going to change in the next gubernatorial race,” Michaels said.
Newsom, who is widely seen as a front-runner for the 2028 presidential election, is ineligible to run again because his term as governor ends in 2026.
According to the paper, Michaels has particularly criticized the state's inconsistent policies, including $2.7 billion in 2014 to “improve the operation of the state's water system and prepare for drought.” Proposal 1, which is said to be secured, was also included. California Natural Resources Agency. Part of the plan was supposed to include building a new reservoir, but Michaels complained that no reservoirs had been built in the past 11 years.
another bill, AB2330after four months of extensive amendments, was passed during the 2023-2024 regular session. The bill would have strengthened wildfire preparedness by allowing all agencies to submit plans and be actively involved in the process. It was vetoed by Newsom in September.
“I hate to make this a red or blue issue, but I tend to look at this as if California is a corporation, one of the largest economies in the world. Bad operator, oh well. . It doesn't matter what party he belongs to,” Michaels said.
