California Gov. Gavin Newsom has laid the blame for the Paul Pelosi attack at the feet of Fox News, saying the network’s mocking coverage of the Speaker of the House’s husband created “a culture and a climate”That partly led to an attack.
Nancy Pelosi’s 82-year-old husband was attacked by an intruder with a hammer last week at their San Francisco home.
“I’ve seen the dehumanization of Nancy Pelosi,”CBS News exclusive interview with Newsom “I don’t think anyone’s been dehumanized like she has consistently. Now I watched this one guy, Jesse Watters or something on Fox News. What he’s been saying about Paul Pelosi the last five, six months, mocking him consistently. Don’t tell me that’s not aiding and abetting all this. Of course it is.”
David DePape, 42, Federal charges are brought against the attacker.Of attempted kidnapping, assault. According to reports, the Canadian and California resident told investigators that he tried to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and possibly assault her. “break her kneecaps.”
“They’re sowing the seeds, creating a culture and a climate like this,”Fox News added to Newsom’s list. “I mean, look online. Look at the sewage that is online that they amplify on these networks and in social media to dehumanize people like Nancy Pelosi and other political leaders.”
Watters replied on his show. “Jesse Watters Primetime,”On Monday night, he admitted that he had mocked Paul Pelosi while covering His May DUI-related accidentHe was sentenced to five-days in prison and three-year probation.
“But Gavin Newsom thinks if you mock a Democrat it puts him on a target list,”Watters stated that Newsom was mocking at Watters before Watters spoke. “So Gavin is saying that, by saying, ‘He uses more hair gel than John Travolta in “Grease,”‘ it’s going to make people show up to his house with hammers. We’ve always said, Gavin’s biggest flaw — he’s not very smart.”
Newsom’s comments were part of a wider-ranging interview that, according to CBS News, included his thoughts on the prospects for Democrats in the midterms, President Biden in 2024, and his own political future. It will air at the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell”Tuesday night
You can watch the excerpt of Newsom’s “CBS Evening News”Interview at the top of this article