‘The View’ Panel Spars Over Newsom Comments on 2026 Election

Comments made by California Gov. Gavin Newsom sparked some fiery debate by the panel of “The View.” Newsom spoke about 2026 midterm elections being “rigged” in am interview with ABC’s Jonathan Karl, per Mediaite …

Sandra RhodesOct 31, 20253 min read

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“He could at minimum say, ‘California will have a free and fair election and I’ll work with every governor to make sure there’s no efforts to undermine them.’ But that’s not what he’s doing,” Griffin said.

Sunny Hostin then asked, “How does he do that when Donald Trump is sending federal monitors?”

“Because he’s the chief executive of the state. Monitors — we need to know what that means. It’s an alarming phrase,” Griffin replied.

“Doesn’t it sound like election intimidators?” Behar asked.

“It reminds me of the gerrymandering debate. Everyone is angry when Texas redraws congressional maps to add more Republican seats, ‘They’re cheating, it’s rigged,’ so, California responds by cheating and rigging by adding more Democrat seats,’” Griffin said.

“So, what are they supposed to do, just lay back —,” Behar started to say before Hostin added, “Just let them do it?”

“No!” Griffin exclaimed. “You’re supposed to safely secure your elections and tell your voters you can trust voting in California.”

Behar returned to gerrymandering, stating, “The gerrymandering! What are you supposed to do with that?”

“You should challenge it at the state level. Former governor Schwarzenegger talked about this. There’s a process to do it in California. There’s a process in Texas. Change the laws so that people cannot —,” Griffin said.

“You can’t change the laws when Republicans are in charge in Texas. You can’t do it!” Hostin said.

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California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta said he’ll deploy his own observers to watch over Trump’s election monitors during the upcoming elections.