Gavin Newsom's new podcast appears to be harming the public perception of the California governor, according to a poll.A survey of 1,000 California voters conducted by Capitol Weekly found that 26 percent said their view of Newsom worsened after hearing clips from his recent podcast interview with conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom made headlines by inviting conservative activist Charlie Kirk to be the first guest on his new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom.” Now Kirk is speaking out about the experience of sitting down to talk politics with his ideological opposite, and he has a warning for Republicans.

The governor's latest endeavor is a show coddling right-wing provocateurs. It's not only cringey, it's a glib diversion from the job he should be doing.