Newsom Ignores California Lawmakers’ Pleas to Cancel Trip to China

Newsom Ignores California Lawmakers’ Pleas to Cancel Trip to China
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (R) speaks on the state's experience in combating climate change with professor Gong Peng at the University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong on Oct. 23, 2023. Xinqi Su/AFP via Getty Images
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom landed in China Oct. 23 after ignoring lawmakers’ pleas—in a letter sent to the governor three days earlier—to abandon the trip due to concerns about the communist regime’s role in human rights abuses and the export of chemicals used to create fentanyl.

With no response coming from the governor’s office and his weeklong trip underway, one representative took to social media to express his dissatisfaction.

Travis Gillmore
Travis Gillmore
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Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]
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