Villaraigosa is right: California can’t blame Trump
Antonio Villaraigosa argues that California's issues cannot be solely blamed on Donald Trump. He emphasizes that problems like high homelessness and gas prices stem from local policies rather than the former president's actions. Villaraigosa calls for California politicians to address these issues directly instead of deflecting responsibility.
- ▪Villaraigosa highlights that California has the highest homelessness and gas prices in the U.S.
- ▪He asserts that these issues are a result of Democratic policies, not Trump's influence.
- ▪Villaraigosa urges politicians to focus on fixing California's problems rather than blaming Trump.
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Opinion Villaraigosa is right: California can’t blame Trump By CA Post Editorial Board Published May 18, 2026, 8:06 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Former LA mayor and state Assembly speaker Antonio Villaraigosa hasn’t run the most electrifying campaign for governor. But he has been doing an admirable job in recent weeks of highlighting the most important reality in this campaign: California can’t blame Donald Trump for its problems. “We can’t put everything on Donald Trump,” he said last weekend in an interview with MS NOW (once known as MSNBC, still as far-left as ever). “We have the highest homelessness in the United States of America, the highest gas prices, the highest utilities, the highest home prices.
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