Posted on 06/24/2025 4:35:46 AM PDT by MtnClimber
While Los Angeles burned—as rocks and bottles rained down on federal officers and National Guard troops deployed by presidential order—California Governor Gavin Newsom was sipping wine in Napa Valley, at an estate where the flagship Cabernet sells for $360 a bottle.
On June 7, as rioters assaulted police, torched cars, and smashed windows across downtown Los Angeles, Newsom attended a wine tasting dubbed “Vineyard Vibes” at the Odette Estate Winery, an elite property he co-founded in 2011.
According to Christopher Rufo and Ryan Thorpe at City Journal, the event served up live jazz, wood-fired smash burgers, and promotional copy so breezy it bordered on delusional:
It’s the perfect kick-off to summer fun. The fête will take place on the Winery Crushpad, where we’ll gather for music, food, conversation, and delicious wine!
And about those wines—they were “contemporary yet sophisticated.” Do tell.
That “kick-off” unfolded as mobs flooded the streets of Los Angeles, rioting in protest of the ICE deportation raids targeting criminal aliens.
By the time Newsom clinked glasses with guests, President Trump had already authorized 2,000 National Guard troops to restore order.
But you wouldn’t know it from the governor’s itinerary—or his wine selection.
Newsom stayed for at least 90 minutes, according to eyewitnesses.
One source photographed him mingling with guests and later told City Journal: “I couldn’t believe it. He was just walking around like this was an everyday occurrence.”
When the party ended, Newsom reportedly retreated into private quarters at the winery.
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The chaos was planned to make it look like there is rebellion against President Trump. I think their plan backfired.
I really hope that flaming idiot is producing Meghan Markle’s alleged rose wine...
...rosé...
This story is for naught without a photo (and not created by AI).
The photographer who was allegedly there and started this story should publish what he has.
Newsom only lives that lifestyle because of his close relationship to the Getty oil family. It was their financial backing that allowed that lifestyle. Without that , he would probably be a motivational speaker living in a van down by the river.
Yes, he’s so against the use of oil but he has been supported by it all his life.
BTTT
Newsom is as useful as bugger snot.
Trump should have pulled his ICE troops out and let LA burn. Either let Newsom look like the idiot he is or arrest him and mayor Bass under Section 8 SS 1324.
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