Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has launched a blistering offensive against President Donald Trump, squarely blaming the administration’s federal overreach for California’s skyrocketing gas prices, all while refusing to take responsibility for the fact that Californians pay the highest gas prices in the nation on average.

California’s energy exodus began long before Trump returned to office. Newsom wants to blame Trump for every extra dollar drained from Californians’ wallets at the pump, but that argument ignores years of policies of his own making.

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While he points across the aisle, his aggressive anti-fossil-fuel mandates, culminating in the recent Low Carbon Fuel Standard step-downs, have steadily eroded California’s energy independence and helped drive providers such as Chevron to Texas.

Newsom championed the era of “Bidenflation,” when gas prices across the country reached painful highs, while also layering on state-level mandates that ensured Californians never enjoyed the relief felt elsewhere. He supported policies that........

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