Rep. Mike Johnson has blasted Gavin Newsom for “attention” seeking after the California Governor pointed out that the House speaker’s home state of Louisiana has significantly higher crime than California.
During an appearance on Fox News on Friday, the hosts played Johnson a video of Newsom stating that Louisiana had a murder rate “nearly four times higher than California’s.”
“Gavin Newsom will do anything for attention,” Johnson fired back, adding, “he can name drop me all he wants. He needs to go and govern his own state.”
The Republican representative, from Louisiana, said that his home town of Shreveport “has done a great job of reducing crime” but said that crime had to be addressed “everywhere that it rears its ugly head.”
The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that Democratic-run cities and blue states have become overrun with violent crime. President Donald Trump has even threatened to deploy the National Guard in major hubs such as Chicago, New York and San Francisco.
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FOX: *plays clip of Gavin Newsom pointing out that crime is higher in Louisiana than in California*FOX: Your response? MIKE JOHNSON: He needs to go an govern his state and not be engaging in this pic.twitter.com/pAfgfFpkhH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 29, 2025
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