(Daily Mail) Gavin Newsom‘s latest attempt to celebrate big business blew up in his face when he was rounded on by furious Californians for ignoring the reality of life in the Golden State.
The Democrat governor took to X, formerly Twitter, to revel in a survey suggesting that California now leads the US in Fortune 500 companies.
‘Huge’, be declared, ‘and something you definitely won’t hear on Fox News tonight.’
The backlash was certainly huge with hundreds of Californians tearing into his record on crime, drugs, housing, the budget deficit and the rest of the state’s economy
‘Cool, the rich are getting really, really rich and the middle class are becoming poor!’ wrote JD Sharp. ‘Welcome to sunny, socialist California!!’
California Governor Gavin Newsom faced a furious backlash to his tweet celebrating the success of his state in attracting big business
The embattled governor was keen to trumpet a Fortune Magazine story suggesting that 57 of America’s biggest firms now call the state home, overtaking Texas and New York and putting California at the top of the list for the first time in 10 years.
‘More than Texas. More than Florida. 57 incredible and booming companies, right here in the Golden State,’ he boasted.
But many were keen to point out that people have been heading in the other direction with 340,000 more leaving than arriving in 2022.
Los Angeles has 340,000 fewer people than it did in 2019, while San Francisco, San Diego and Santa Clara counties are each around 40,000 people short.
Florida meanwhile gained nearly 250,000, while Texas had 174,261.
California’s population is 1.2 percent less than it was in 2019 will not reach pre-pandemic numbers until around 2032 on current trends.
‘Expect most of their employees are virtual or work in other states,’ tweeted Mericamemed.
‘Funny how many people have been voting with their feet and fleeing your state!’ added MacAttack001.
Others suggested that rampant house price inflation is contributing to the state’s homelessness epidemic.
Some pointed out that while some big business is moving in the people are moving out
Homelessness jumped 6 percent to more than 180,000 people in the Golden State last year
Since 2013, the numbers have exploded by 53 percent with the state – accounting for a third of America’s entire homeless population
