Gavin Newsom blames Trump for housing costs using chart showing massive increase under Biden
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Gavin Newsom , D-Calif., faced backlash on Tuesday after taking a swipe at President Donald Trump for high housing costs using a chart showing a massive cost spike during the Biden administration.
On his X account, Newsom, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, shared a post reporting that U.S. homes are "now the most unaffordable in history," along with a graph showing the income needed to qualify for a median-priced home from 2005 to 2026.
"Great work, @realDonaldTrump!" Newsom wrote.
CALIFORNIA DEM, FORMER LA MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ADMITS TRUMP'S NOT TO BLAME FOR STATE’S HOMELESSNESS, COST CRISES However, several X users pointed out that although the chart reached its highest level during Trump's second administration, it shows a substantial increase between 2021 and 2024, when former President Joe Biden was in office.
"Hey @GavinNewsom, who was president during the biggest uptick in home unaffordability?" the Libs of TikTok account asked.
Meteorologist Chris Martz wrote, "Evidently, @GavinNewsom doesn't know how to read graphs.
Housing prices skyrocketed under Joe Biden's presidency." "California is the most unaffordable state in the country to buy a house, and it’s only gotten worse since Gavin Newsom took over.
And no one in the media will call him out for saying this," Outkick writer Ian Miller commented.
California Post opinion editor Joel Pollak wrote, "You would be ashamed if they broke it down by state." "Gavin, I guess you can’t read a graph.
The biggest spike was before DJT took office," actor Doug Davidson commented.
Author Jens Heycke joked, "Aspiring presidential candidate Gavin Newsom demonstrates that he is unable to read a simple graph.
This level of numeric and economic illiteracy is disqualifying." THE SURPRISING HIDDEN COST QUIETLY ADDING NEARLY $132K TO NEW HOME PRICES REVEALED Other users compared Newsom's post to a since-deleted X post from the official Democratic Party’s account featuring a graph claiming that "U.S.
Grocery Prices Reached Record Highs in 2025" with prices "higher today than they were on July 2024" in categories such as dairy, produce and meat.
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