As the pandemic continues to shutter businesses, close schools and upend lives in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has become a target of angry frustration for some, driving a grassroots effort to recall him from office. What once started as a pipe dream iBut a Times investigation found that recall campaign leaders, seeking to capitalize on the darkening public mood, allied with radical and extreme elements early on to help collect signatures.
Hardline activists from the anti-vaccination movement. Two leaders, Denise Aguilar and Tara Thornton with the Freedom Angels, organized and participated in numerous rallies at the state Capitol that promoted the recall effort. At these events, speakers denounced vaccines and health orders. The Proud Boys, who have been involved in protest violence, from street brawls in Sacramento to the incursion of the nation’s Capitol, are also often present. Aguilar has said they provided security.
Economy said more than 1.2 million Californians have signed the petition to remove Newsom. As of Jan. 6, state elections officials said 723,783 signatures have been turned in by the recall campaign and of those, 485,650 have been verified. The campaign needs to turn in almost 1.5 million signatures by the March 17 deadline, though far more will likely need to be collected to mitigate for those proved invalid.
Outside the church, thick-muscled men in tactical vests protected those attending with an arsenal of pepper ball guns, pepper rifles and Tasers. A trio of sheriff’s cars sat down the road.Wahlberg said she promoted the conference on official recall web sites to tens of thousands of subscribers across California.
Heatlie also said he monitors all of his organization’s Facebook pages and has rules forbidding posts about federal politics or personal views, though The Times found multiple examples of such messaging across groups. Some included misinformation from QAnon — a nonsensical mythos that Trump was fighting a secret war with deep state occults who traffic children, and would declare martial law with executions.These include posts from San Diego that carried the QAnon motto, W1GWGA .
Recall Newsom!
All a BS effort to tie the recall to right-wing extremism...bottom line is Newsome has to go now!!! Sign the petition!!!
this article is BS. I was a Dem til ‘20, then switched to IND b/c I realized how both parties, red & blue are so fos & care nothing about americans. We deserve better. GavinNewsom is useless & a narcissist. We don’t need or want him. RecallGavin2020
How much $ did Newsom give to write this BS
It’s amazing how people still support Newsom. No self respect
Well consider for 4 years the left had called Trump Hitler etc isn’t that standard? Just remember Calif is a deep Blue state and Newsome FU the Covid response and still is
(The effort here is to tie recall to so-called 'extremists' thereby creating a sort of guilt by association, so if you support recall you must be extreme). Propoganda.
recallgavinnewsom lies will not stop californians from kicking GavinNewsom out on his ass
Aunt Nancy twisted Biden’s ear to come in and show California’s success lol. Even the Dems in Cali are behind the recall.
If people were posting images of Newsom as hitler wouldn't that mean the far right liked him? Are the 'extremists' nazis comparing him to a nazi?
yashar Maybe it is Newsom's lack of transparency in his COVID response? And his lack of consistency? And his 'good for thee but not for me' attitude re: French Laundry?
yashar Ok. Democratic Party mouthpiece whines about extremist, but conveniently omits that Gov. Newsom endorsed the son of two of the Weather Underground members who supports an anti law enforcement stance. Pretty extreme.
yashar Lol this is probably the first time since Grey Davis liberals and conservatives agree on ousting Newsom. LA Tikes doing their hardest to discredit it.
He know to hell with that racits
yashar The tone deafness of this article is wild
Is anyone surprised by this? Not me. Sure, Newsom has made mistakes, and people are hurting, but this recall effort is pointless. It won't change anything except maybe help a handful of GOP extremists raise money.
Wait so displaying Newsom as Hitler is wrong and extremist...? Have you guys forgotten all of the Hitler/Trump comparisons of the last 4 years? Cant have it both ways IMO.
Here's a thought- how about stop the divisive labels and name calling like something out of PeeWee Herman and actually report on the facts- CA Vaccine Distribution- Failure School Closures- Failure EDD Fraud Debacle- Failure Small Businesses Shutdown-Failure RecallGavin2020
RecallGavinNewsom
Pathetic mud slinging
Wow, this is desperate.
Hitler?!? Dont be ridiculous. Newsolini
Apparently if you are a Conservative the media brands you as a Nazi.
It’s funny that when we had the measles outbreak the anti vaccine people were liberals from west LA. Now you want us to believe they are white supremacy folks. The people of this state are fed up with incompetent government.
But images of Trump and Republicans the last four years as Hitler and Nazis was ok?
If Cox doesn't know who he's dealing with after Jan 6th, does he believe this? Speakers touted COVID-19 cures of vitamins and horse wormer, and claimed hospitals are “murdering people” to collect govt money for treating coronavirus patients. Yikes.
Why do you guys always protect the governor and mayor?
Don't allow JohnCox to run. Corrupt. Bad for America.
Cox said such Holocaust imagery is objectionable. “You’ll never see me inciting anything like that.” But strident language has become more common in the recall as the pandemic progresses.
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