Newsom Points to ‘Red State Murder Problem’ in Truth Social Debut

California Gov. Gavin Newsom caught the nation by surprise on June 16 when he made his debut on the Truth Social social media platform.
Newsom Points to ‘Red State Murder Problem’ in Truth Social Debut
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a VA Facility in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom caught the nation by surprise on June 16 when he made his debut on the Truth Social social media platform and called out officials in red states over high murder rates.

Newsom’s first “truth”—truths are to Truth Social as tweets are to Twitter—is a short video of himself talking about murder rates; while essentially true, it doesn’t tell the whole story about crime in deep-blue, Democratic-run cities.