Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels has criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom and revealed she left his state after a released convict broke into her home.
The certified nutritionist made the comments to Bill Maher after recounting how he tried to convince the 56-year-old governor to run for president.
His comments angered Michaels, who told him she was forced to move to Miami, where it feels “less crazy” because of the Golden State’s rampant crime.
‘My house has been broken into. Guess who released the guy during Covid? Newsom,” Michaels said.
“It was the man’s third offense. He broke into our house (with) duct tape and a video camera. I mean, give me a fucking break. On the third strike the man goes to jail and is released during Covid.”
Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels has criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom as she told how she left California because of rampant crime
The fitness guru talked about how her home was broken into by a convict released by Newsom during Covid
Michaels said the intruder broke into her Malibu home with duct tape and a video camera
Michaels also shared how her Malibu home was damaged during the area’s devastating 2018 fires, which were blamed on Pacific Gas and Electric.
PG&E was declared a “safe” company by Newsom’s administration, but was later forced to pay $55 million for its role in the fires.
“You’re going to hold PG&E responsible for that fire in 2018. You’re going to decriminalize everything, but regulate nothing. You’re going to prioritize the craziest things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Michaels added.
But Maher refused to concede her points and instead offered reasons he thought the governor would make a good president.
“My thing with Gavin is, first and foremost, he can win. First of all, I like him. He’s very smart. Is he a politician? Yes. Is it smooth, okay? Smart people win elections. Clinton was slick, Obama was pretty slick,” Maher said.
But things got heated when Michaels brought up several scandals surrounding his handling of Covid, including his own behavior.
Michaels cited California’s strict school closures and occasions when Newsom was seen in public without a face mask, despite requiring their use.
But host Bill Maher hit back and revealed he pushed the California governor to run for president
Michaels mentioned the Golden State’s crime rate, as well as several controversies surrounding Covid and the 2018 Malibu wildfires that occurred under Newsom’s tenure.
“He’s a hypocrite and that bothers me,” Michaels said angrily.” The rules were absurd. He didn’t follow his own rules. If you want to lead by example, lead by example.”
Newsom has acknowledged that parts of his state, like San Francisco, are overwhelmed by homelessness and a drug overdose epidemic.
A spike in crime has also led to an exodus of businesses and residents.
A quarter of a million people have fled the Bay Area since the start of 2020, Newsweek reported in June.
But Newsom has insisted that the problems facing the struggling city have been exaggerated by Republicans.
However, the governor recently revealed how a Target employee who served him at a store placed the blame for shoplifters squarely at his feet, without realizing she was speaking to him.
“As we’re paying, the woman says, ‘Oh, he’s just walking away, he didn’t pay for that.’ I said, ‘Why didn’t you stop him?’ Newsom explained.
“She says, ‘Oh, the governor.’ Swear to God, true story, on my mother’s grave. “The governor has lowered the threshold, there is no accountability.” I said, “That’s just not true.”
Newsom was praised as “very smart” and “slick” by Maher, who insisted he could win an election
Michaels moved to Miami and said it felt “less crazy” than California
He told the store clerk that Proposition 47 made theft of goods valued at more than $950 a misdemeanor and is one of the lowest thresholds in the country.
Proposition 47, which voters passed nearly a decade ago, turned some “nonviolent” property crimes and “simple” drug possession crimes into misdemeanors.
Some have blamed this law for the dramatic increase in homelessness and addiction in the Golden State.