Former LA Mayor Villaraigosa says Democrats can't blame Trump for California's homelessness and high costs, calling them results of Democratic policies.
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"Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat running for California governor, said Saturday that California Democrats cannot blame PresidentVillaraigosa said Democrats still need to confront problems created under their own party’s leadership after calling Trump"a threat to our democracy. "in the United States of America, the highest gas prices, the highest utilities, the highest home prices. People can’t afford rent. And those happened under Democratic policies," Villaraigosa said on MS NOW's"The Weekend: Primetime.
" Antonio Villaraigosa argues California Democrats need to stop blaming Trump and confront the state’s rising costs and homelessness crisis. NEWSOM CONFRONTED ON CALIFORNIA BEING THE 'HIGHEST COST OF LIVING' STATE IN THE US AMID AFFORDABILITY CRISIS The former mayor, who served from 2005 to 2013, said his candidacy is built around confronting his own party on the "I’ve been the stink bomb in the elevator, if you will, in challenging some of this," Villaraigosa said.
"And so this candidacy is important. " "We had a Senate race, it was a Democrat and Republican. The last governor’s race was a Democrat and Republican. That’s what this one will be," Villaraigosa said.
"In fact, the experts have said there’s a better chance of two Democrats than two Republicans. " The former Los Angeles mayor says Californians are losing confidence in Democratic leadership as gas prices, rent and utility costs continue climbing. Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act that opened up the country to me," Villaraigosa said.
"And Donald Trump is a threat to our democracy. " Villaraigosa defends staying in the governor’s race by pitching himself as a Democrat willing to challenge his own party’s policies. ," Villaraigosa said.
"When you’re losing the middle, you’ve got to look in the mirror and say, ‘What do we need to do to make the changes we need to restore confidence in us as a party? ’" He warned California relies too heavily on wealthy taxpayers and said additional taxes could drive residents and revenue out of the state.
"We over rely in this state on the billionaires and on high-net-worth individuals," Villaraigosa said. "We’re a very progressive state and we have a progressive tax system. And so, if they all leave, we won’t be able to balance our budget.
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