http://twitchy.com/dougp/2025/08/23/sen-ted-cruz-made-it-awkward-for-dems-after-gavin-newsom-blamed-higher-energy-costs-on-trump-n2417793
Democrats trying to find ways to blame everything on Donald Trump without hesitation is made a little easier for them because of the fact that libs like Gavin Newsom and Eric Swalwell underwent successful self-awareness bypass surgeries years ago.
Swalwell keeps saying that DC crime has gone up since Trump's federal takeover of law enforcement, and his claim is apparently based on the fact that the number of arrests have risen, for obvious reasons. But, being shameless means the ability to say things like that with a straight face.
Next up, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has spotted energy prices rising, and he's already pointed to the culprit:
Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) ~ Electricity prices have gone up 10% since January.
Great work, @realDonaldTrump!!
Everybody knows that energy prices were much cheaper in California until Trump took office seven months ago. Wait ... no, that wasn't the case.
Ah, yes ... the ridiculous greaseball, CA Governor Hair Gel, is making a public buffoon out of himself, yet again!
Senator Ted Cruz got some help adding context to Newsom's post:
Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) ~ {Replying to @GavinNewsom} Hey @grok, electricity prices have gone up 10% since January. In what cities and states are they the highest?
Here's the response Cruz got back:
Grok (@grok) ~ Based on August 2025 data from EIA and other sources:
Highest state rates (¢/kWh, residential):
- Hawaii: 42.5
- California: 35.0
- Connecticut: 31.6
- Massachusetts: 30.7
- Rhode Island: 27.8
Highest city rates:
- Honolulu, HI: ~43
- San Francisco, CA: ~37
- New York, NY: ~31
- Boston, MA: ~28
- Hartford, CT: ~32
Those places all have something in common. Gee, what could it be?
Yep ... these states and cities are ALL run by dipsh!t Democrats who are ignorantly committed to unsustainable "green energy" policies that end up punishing their residents financially and result in an unreliable electrical grid.
Hunter Eagleman™ (@Hunter_Eagleman) ~ {Replying to @GavinNewsom} Hey @grok, how much more is the cost of electricity in CA than the national average?
Grok (@grok) ~ Based on the latest EIA data (May 2025), California's average residential electricity rate is 35.03 cents per kWh, while the US national average is 17.47 cents per kWh. That's 17.56 cents more per kWh, or about 100% higher.
Hmm, there seems to be a trend developing.
Here's your trend ...
☘️𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕪 Ƒʉͫcͧкͭιͪηͣ 𝕄𝕔𝔾𝕖𝕖 (@LuckyMcGee) ~ {Replying to @GavinNewsom} Great work, @GavinNewsom! 👇🏼
And of course Newsom's now trying to blame Trump for that.
Well, Hair Gel doesn't want anyone to know that HE and his Democrat Party are really the ones at fault, now does he?!
Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) ~ {Replying to @GavinNewsom} Gavin Newsom needs to tell his team to stop posting things that California is failing at. They should probably also steer clear of homelessness, crime, wildfire prevention, gas prices, taxes, and not sleeping with your campaign manager’s wife.
Well, in Hair Gel's defense, his campaign manager's wife jest probably couldn't keep her greasy paws off of him, don'tcha know!
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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