Steve Hilton, a Republican candidate for California governor in 2026, told Newsmax on Tuesday that former Vice President Kamala Harris is a “total joke” after a statement in which she slammed President Donald Trump for activating the National Guard to quell rioting in Los Angeles while calling the protests “overwhelmingly peaceful.”
Hilton also told “American Agenda” that Harris’ “pandering” statement Sunday disqualifies her from ever holding public office again. Harris is mulling a run to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2026 or launching another presidential bid in 2028.
“I’m sorry, but she’s a total joke and an irrelevance,” Hilton said. “What is she even talking about? Just like all the other machine politicians in California, she comes out as soon as she can with some pathetic pandering statement trying to appease her far-left activist base rather than taking a lead and standing up for the vast, law-abiding majority who just want standards of civilized behavior upheld.
Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.
