Democrats hope Gavin Newsom can replace Biden - but do they know about the Sleazy California Governor's Infidelities, Addiction, TEENAGE Lover... and why allies say he 'doesn't have real friends'?
For while he's handsomely telegenic, the perma-tanned Californian is an undeniably oleaginous and sleazy character whose playboy past includes more than its fair share of infidelity, alcohol abuse and questionable business behavior.
And let's not forget the complete mess he and his championing of hard-left policies has made of California, the luster of the Golden State endlessly tarnished by bad news: from crime, drugs and homelessness to high taxes, electricity and water shortages, and a sky-high deficit that has led to an exodus of businesses and citizens.
At least Joe Biden can say he wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Newsom had the biggest spoon in the cutlery drawer – the Getty family.
Gordon Getty, son of oil tycoon Jean Paul – for many years, the world's richest man – effectively adopted Gavin, publicly admitting that he treated him like a son, after his real father retreated from the picture.
In January 2007, Newsom's best friend and campaign manager, Alex Tourk, publicly confronted him after his wife, Ruby Rippey-Tourk, apparently in rehab for substance abuse at the time, admitted she and Gavin had an affair in 2005 when she was also employed by him as a secretary.
At a youthful 56, Newsom has risen smoothly up the ranks of Californian politics; a hop across to the White House certainly sounds like it should make sense.
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