CNN Reporter Says Newsom’s Mismanagement of California Will ‘Chase’ Him as He Seeks ‘Higher Office’

CNN’s Kyung Lah interviewed Tom Sopit, a restaurant owner in Los Angeles whose business is closing due to crushing regulations, labor laws, and high costs in California. Sopit, a former Newsom voter, is now an independent and feels the state is in decline despite rising taxes, attributing issues to insurance costs from wildfires and the shrinking of Hollywood. Lah suggested that such economic struggles and the inability of younger generations to achieve the same success as their immigrant parents will haunt Governor Gavin Newsom if he runs for president.

• California business owner Tom Sopit is closing his restaurant due to high costs, regulations, and labor laws.
• Sopit cited increased insurance premiums due to wildfires and the departure of studios from Hollywood as major factors.
• He expressed disillusionment with the state’s decline despite rising taxes and criticized the current leadership’s focus.
• CNN reporter Kyung Lah suggested these economic challenges and their impact on generational success will negatively affect Governor Gavin Newsom’s potential presidential run.