California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been taking a lot of heat—deservedly so—for the Golden State’s preparation for and reaction to the devastating wildfires that have torched the Los Angeles area. He was caught in an embarrassing fact check on live TV about a reservoir that was actually empty even though he had just said they were all full, he’s been caught up in a donation scandal where he asked contributors to use the notorious Democrat fundraising machine ActBlue, he’s shown a lack of leadership by saying things like “the local folks are gonna figure that out” when asked about the fire hydrants that didn’t work, and so much more.
But on Monday, it just got plain weird.
To wit: as he was being interviewed about the catastrophe, surrounded by the destroyed homes of heartbroken residents, he flashed his pearly whites and began a weird…