President Joe Biden's press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that Biden opposes the recall effort against California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom. Psaki said the President and Newsom have a "range of issues they agree on ranging from climate change to the COVID crisis" and that Biden "clearly opposes any effort to recall" the California governor.
WATCH: Press Sec. Psaki says she has not spoken to President Biden about recall of California Gov. Newsom.
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 10, 2021
She says Biden and Newsom have “a range of issues they have common agreement on.” pic.twitter.com/XoMNcnN6lb
As of Sunday, petitioners have gathered more than 1.4 million signatures out of the necessary 1,495,709 to get the measure on the ballot. The group aims to collect 2 million signatures before the March 17 deadline.
In addition to sharing a commitment to a range of issues with @GavinNewsom from addressing the climate crisis to getting the pandemic under control, @POTUS clearly opposes any effort to recall @GavinNewsom
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) February 9, 2021
Newsom's approval numbers fell below 50 percent last week, down to 46 percent from a previous high of 64 percent following public disapproval of his handling of the pandemic.
The effort gained momentum after Newsom ordered a second lockdown in response to a surge in COVID cases, meanwhile, the Governor was discovered unmasked, indoors at a fancy Napa Valley restaurant for a birthday dinner for a lobbyist which he attended with members of the California medical advisory committee.
Here is CA Gov. Gavin Newsom attending a friend's birthday at the French Laundry in Napa on 11/6.
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) November 18, 2020
The diner who took these pictures sent them exclusively to @FOXLA. She was surprised to see the Gov. with so many other families.
He's apologized & vowed never to do it again. pic.twitter.com/UsP4cktZ9h
Newsom's orders closed businesses around the Golden State but left an exemption for Hollywood production to continue. Desptie the lockdowns, cases, hospitalizations and deaths continued to climb until California became the epicenter of the epidemic in the US.
Sorry Joe, he’s getting recalled.#RecallGavinNewsom pic.twitter.com/KBa9vUHNxh
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) February 10, 2021
Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer recently announced that he will run against Newsom if a recall election is set.
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