Gavin Newsom Continues to Lie About His Privileged Childhood

Gavin Newsom wants to portray himself like an everyman, someone who is relatable to the common voter. That couldn't be further from the truth, of course. He grew up with a wealthy father and, while his parents divorced, Newsom never struggled with poverty or want. But he thinks this sells to certain segments of voters, just like saying he "can't read speeches" and only had a 690 SAT score while speaking to Black voters in Georgia.

He played the "I grew up poor, too," card as well, saying his mom worked a lot so he grew up on frozen lasagna and macaroni and cheese."