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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s western states today and tomorrow. The President plans to promote his administration’s use of the Defense Production Act to aid in wildfire preparedness. Biden will survey wildfire damage in Idaho and California.
The visit is designed to drum up support for Biden’s massive $3.5 trillion spending plan by linking it to wildfires and social programs while visiting those two states and Colorado.
Biden’s trek on today and Tuesday also coincides with the recall election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The president is set to appear with Newsom this evening ahead of Tuesday’s recall election.
The recall petition was first introduced in February 2020. The reasons on the recall petition don’t have anything to do with Newsom’s handling of coronavirus, for which he has been later criticized for moving too slowly to reopen the state. More than 1.6 million Californians signed the petition.
The petitioners’ grievances include:
“Laws he endorsed favor foreign nationals, in our country illegally, over that of our own citizens. People in this state suffer the highest taxes in the nation, the highest homelessness rates, and the lowest quality of life as a result. He has imposed sanctuary state status and fails to enforce immigration laws. He unilaterally over-ruled the will of the people regarding the death penalty. He seeks to impose additional burdens on our state by the following; removing the protections of Proposition 13, rationing our water use, increasing taxes and restricting parental rights.”
Some Californians say Gov. Newsom wasn’t strict enough with shutdown measures, which lacked enforcement or consequences for rulebreakers.
A total of 46 candidates are on the recall ballot. The leading Republican is Larry Elder an American conservative talk radio host, author, politician, and attorney.
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