Gavin Newsom is destroyed for outrageous gas price tweet: ‘Not a flex’

Gavin’s gaslighting.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has been put in his place by the US gas industry after he tried to “flex” on President Donald Trump over gas prices — as he presides over the country’s highest per-gallon prices.

The California governor took to social media on Saturday following the dramatic US-Israel airstrikes on Iran, which took out both Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

“Average gas prices in California have stayed below $5 for nearly two years. Trump’s new war is already rattling markets. We’re watching this space. Closely,” Newsom’s press office wrote on X, sparking derision from many.

“Time to school the Pajama Boy who runs this account for the Gov –  because this isn’t the flex on Trump he thinks it is,” the US Oil & Gas Association, a nonprofit trade association for the domestic oil and natural gas industry, wrote in response before taking the Democrat to task over what it branded Newsom’s mismanagement of California’s natural resources.

“California imports 63% of its crude from foreign countries – despite sitting on at least 1.7 billion barrels of proven reserves,” the post continued, before breaking down where the Golden State’s refineries get their crude oil.

“The only state worried about rattling foreign markets is California because you have let yourselves become dependent on foreign supplies. You’ve done this to yourselves,” the post concluded.

In recent weeks, California has seen oil refinery closures after Valero abruptly shuttered its Benicia center, risking further price spikes.

Fears are growing that Saturday’s airstrikes on Iran could send gas prices soaring even higher in California.

California has the highest gas prices of any US state, with a gallon of regular gas averaging $4.646 as of Sunday, according to the latest figures from AAA.

That compares to a national average of $2.984 a gallon, and $3.005 a gallon in fellow high-tax New York.

In a further headache for California’s drivers, the Democrats have proposed a new mileage tax that would replace the flat gas tax with a per-mile fee.

The new charge could run two to nine cents per mile, costing hard-hit drivers an extra $228 to $1,026 a year, figures show.

Assembly Bill 1421, passed last month, does not impose the tax but funds research on rates and collection methods by the California Transportation Commission and the state Transportation Agency.

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