Editor, Ceres Courier,

About Newsom’s podcast and his attempts for repositioning himself for a run for the presidency, I am appalled by Newsom’s audacity.  Newsom’s terrible job as governor of California shocks me that he would even remotely consider a run for the presidency.

Newsom’s administration initially budgeted $2-4 billion for Medi-Cal. By mid 2024, the estimate reached $6 billion. Yet, the Department of Finance admitted in a hearing that it was closer to $9.5 billion. And why has this grown so much? California, under Newsom’s leadership, has extended Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants since 2015. So now the Department of Finance has to borrow $3.4 billion to pay for these expenses.

These undocumented immigrants have access to healthcare benefits from prenatal through long term care. Two things to be concerned about. We as taxpayers are paying for other people’s expenses, at an extremely high cost. Two, what poor kind of fiscal management does Newsom practice?

He can’t handle the state of California and he will do a disastrous job running the country.

Newsom, you are being closely watched. Stop your insane actions now.

He won’t get my vote, I hope he does not get yours, and I pray he does not get the nomination of the devastated Democratic Party.

Ellie S. MacMullin

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