Team Gavin Newsom could not resist a cheap shot against President Trump following the bombing of Iran, and it promptly blew up in their faces.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the United States and Israel launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’ against Iran over the weekend.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was elevated in a joint military operation conducted by Israel and the United States this weekend.
At least 40 other senior Iranian regime leaders were also killed in the strikes.
Several Democrats predictably condemned the attack. Not surprisingly, Newsom was one of them.
Following the bombing, Newsom’s team slammed Trump for rattling oil markets while bragging about California’s supposedly declining gasoline prices.
“Average gas prices in California have stayed below $5 for nearly two years,” the post reads. “Trump’s new war is already rattling markets.”
“We’re watching this space. Closely.”
Average gas prices in California have stayed below $5 for nearly two years.
Trump’s new war is already rattling markets.
We’re watching this space. Closely.
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) February 28, 2026
The US Oil and Gas Association was not pleased by the tweet and decided to school Newsom’s team. After calling the staffer responsible for the tweet a “pajama boy,” the organization shared a brutal fact: California imports roughly 5/8 of its oil from abroad despite sitting on almost 2 billion barrels of reserves.
The US Oil and Gas Association went on to detail each country from which the Golden State imports its oil.
Of course, the reason California imports so much petroleum is that the politicians who run the state are worthless climate alarmists who would rather see rolling blackouts than drill for another drop of oil.
Time to school the Pajama Boy who runs this account for the Gov – because this isn’t the flex on Trump he thinks it is….
California imports 63% of is crude from foreign countries – despite sitting on at least 1.7 billion barrels of proven reserves.
According to the… https://t.co/G1azkrBPtp
— US Oil & Gas Association (@US_OGA) March 1, 2026
Time to school the Pajama Boy who runs this account for the Gov – because this isn’t the flex on Trump he thinks it is….
California imports 63% of its crude from foreign countries – despite sitting on at least 1.7 billion barrels of proven reserves.
According to the California Energy Commission here is the typical break down of where that foreign-sourced crude supplied to California refineries comes from:
Iraq: ~21%
Brazil: ~20%
Guyana: ~16%.
Ecuador: ~14%.
Colombia: ~6%
Canada: ~4%
Mexico: ~4%
United Arab Emirates (UAE): ~2%.
Others like Saudi Arabia will total the rest of the 100% foreign share.
The only state worried about rattling foreign markets is California because you have let yourselves become dependent on foreign supplies.
You’ve done this to yourselves.
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