Analysis: California’s Democratic governor thinks his own Covid-19 rules don’t apply to him

On Monday, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that amid rising Covid-19 cases in his state that he would be “pulling the emergency brake” on reopening plans. On that same day, he apologized for, at best, skirting his own rules when it comes to mitigating the spread of the coronavirus.

On Monday, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that amid rising Covid-19 cases in his state that he would be “pulling the emergency brake” on reopening plans. On that same day, he apologized for, at best, skirting his own rules when it comes to mitigating the spread of the coronavirus.