On Tuesday's Fox & Friends, the show informed viewers that it backfired on Governor Gavin Newsom when the California Democrat tried to blame President Donald Trump for an illegal alien getting a commercial driver's license in California and then caused a car crash in Florida that killed three.
Fox & Friends
August 19, 2025
6:16 a.m. Eastern
LAWRENCE JONES: Meanwhile, what's happening with these illegals -- the story from Florida -- they shouldn't have ever had a CDL license, but they got one in California. We brought you the story yesterday, and it looks like they were able to -- it was denied -- the work permit was denied by the Trump administration, but the Biden administration granted him that work visa.
CHARLES HURT: But, of course, that didn't stop Governor Gavin Newsom from deciding to continue his trying to cosplay as Donald Trump by getting on Twitter and talking a big game -- talking smack, saying "Hey, genius," talking to the Trump administration, "the federal government (TRUMP ADMIN) already confirmed that this guy meets federal and state immigration requirements. You issued him a work permit. As usual, the Trump administration is either lying or clueless. PS @grok, who was President in 2018?"
So this was all part of Gavin Newsom trying to pretend like he's a tough guy like Donald Trump because he doesn't have enough to do in his own state like rebuilding neighborhoods that were burned to the ground by the wildfires. Tricia McLaughlin -- DHS assistant secretary -- responds and absolutely destroys him. saying: "False. Harjinder Singh" -- who is the driver of the truck that did the illegal U-turn who is an illegal and should not have had a license -- "is in the United States illegally, and his work authorization was rejected under the Trump Administration on September 14, 2020. It was later approved under the Biden Administration June 9, 2021. The state of California issues commercial drivers licenses. There is no national CDL. Sincerely, Genius."
So she came bringing the receipts and dropped a ton of bricks on Gavin Newsom's head.
AINSLEY EARHARDT: I love that she knows the exact dates -- September 14 -- you know, that's when Donald Trump denied it. This is all because Gavin Newsom was getting criticized because there's that car accident on the Florida turnpike where this guy -- this illegal immigrant is doing the U-turn -- barely even has an expression after he realizes the minivan doesn't have time to stop and slams underneath his truck. Look at that -- three people died in that -- killed three people, and he has barely an expression when he's caught on his dash camera.
