Donald Trump got big laughs Friday at the California GOP fall convention when he mimicked a moment when President Joe Biden got confused when trying to find his way off-stage following a speech.
The ex-president also suggested California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom positioned himself as a top surrogate to Biden because he doesn’t think he will ‘make it’ to the 2024 general election.
Trump told a room full of Republicans at a ballroom in Anaheim, California that their state can be ‘wonderful again’ as he tore into the state’s lawmakers and leaders. He vowed ‘help is on the way’ to save California from communism and Marxism – if only he is elected president again in 2024.
He also slammed a series of California’s Democratic lawmakers and leaders and claimed ‘rich people’ in Beverly Hills ‘smell’ because of strict water laws that keep them from showering enough.
Speaking to about 1,500 attendees munching on the remains of their lunch, Trump said: ‘While California was once a symbol of American success, today under the radical left fascists and Marxists that run your state – that’s who’s running your state, bad people – it’s becoming a symbol of our nation’s decline.’
He specifically called out California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Vice President Kamala Harris, once a U.S. senator from California, and current Democratic California Reps. Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell.
Just two days after skipping the second Republican debate in Southern California, Trump flew out to claim his domain in the primary race over the deep blue state.