Posted on 10/29/2025 1:59:16 AM PDT by Libloather
California Gov. Gavin Newsom invoked biblical teachings while criticizing Republican leadership and the Trump administration for the federal government shutdown’s impact on food assistance, arguing that Scripture commands care for the hungry and that Washington is failing that moral test.
Speaking Tuesday in Sacramento alongside state Attorney General Rob Bonta and Health and Human Services Secretary Kim Johnson, Newsom cited teachings from Matthew, Isaiah, Luke and Proverbs as evidence that feeding the poor is "core and central to what it is to align to God’s will."
"It’s not a suggestion in the Old [and] the New Testament," Newsom said. "These guys need to stop the B.S. in Washington. They’re sitting there in their prayer breakfasts. Maybe they got an edited version of [President] Donald Trump’s Bible, and they edited all of that out. Cruelty is the policy."
Newsom, who was raised Catholic and graduated from Santa Clara University, a Jesuit institution, has occasionally cited his faith background and Jesuit education when discussing social issues.
In his remarks Tuesday, he referenced "a wonderful Jesuit university" and said lessons from the New Testament emphasize feeding the hungry and caring for the poor.
Newsom’s comments came as California and two dozen other states sued the Trump administration's U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over its decision to suspend November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the government shutdown.
Bonta said the agency has contingency funds and is allegedly "unlawfully withholding payments."
While Newsom tied the issue to Scripture, he recently came under fire for pushing against White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's assertion of the power of prayer in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in August.
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Cali is the largest consumer of SNAP benefits….. Newsome is only burying himself deeper by deflecting.
Shouldn’t preaching be directed at California’s 2 Senators whose votes are upholding the filibuster against the clean CR voted 13 times by every Republican?
Newsome quoting the Bible....
That may be why I saw a few wisps of smoke coming from my Bible the other day....
Yes, not to mention how to take it out of context. Satan tried that with Jesus in the wilderness and was shut down three times.
To hear that reprobate quoting Sacred Scripture is enough to induce gagging a normal Christian.
Shut up Greaseball! Americans are getting tired of your BS. Why don’t you open a Free Street Taco food truck for all your starving Cauliphonyans? You have the money to feed them.
The Democrats shut down the government. Look at the Senate voting record, Newsom.
Yes - Newsom should be lecturing California’s two Democrat Senators who have repeatedly voted to shut down the government and keep it shut down.
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