It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that giving illegal aliens free healthcare at taxpayer expense would be a budget buster, but Newsom and Co. did it anyway. You see, he’s not a rocket scientist, and now the chickens have come home to roost, leaving the presidential hopeful with some serious egg on his face:

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2025-26 revised budget proposal reneges on his signature policy to provide free healthcare coverage to all low-income undocumented immigrants as costs exceed expectations and the state anticipates challenging economic times ahead.

Newsom’s office said the governor’s spending plan, which will be released late Wednesday morning, calls for requiring all undocumented adults to pay $100 monthly premiums to receive Medi-Cal coverage and for blocking all new adult applications to the program as of Jan. 1.

Ever the gaslighter, Newsom attempted to blame his disastrous state finances on Donald Trump (of course):

BREAKING: Gavin Newsom deficit “pre-buttal”: blames “Trump tariffs” for his OWN deficit!

“What’s next, Gavin blaming Trump for high-speed rail? Kids not reading at grade level in California schools? Steph Curry getting injured? This deficit is your mess, Gavin – own it!”

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— steve hilton (@SteveHiltonx) May 14, 2025