Newsom's admission that infamous COVID move was 'insane' triggers viral fury: 'We all told you'
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Gavin Newsom generated fierce online backlash after admitting the state's decision to close beaches amid the COVID-19 pandemic was "insane in hindsight" during an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper released this month."Look, everyone's a genius in hindsight, so, you know, coulda, woulda," Newsom told Tapper while fly fishing in a Montana river.When asked what he would have done differently, Newsom said people initially treated the pandemic like a "Purell-based crisis," spending too much time on hand sanitizer shortages and price gouging instead of the virus.He added the beach closures are one of several decisions he regrets.‘COVID 2.0’: LAWMAKERS PUSH BACK ON SWEEPING HEALTH 'POLICE POWER' IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks on March 26, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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