Worried ABC Warns That ‘Early Covid Hero’ Newsom Could Be Recalled

[See NewsBusters for more.] All three networks on Tuesday covered the ominous news for Gavin Newsom that the Democratic governor is now, officially, facing a recall vote in the state of California. But ABC's Good Morning America seemed the most irritated, warning that the “Democratic darling” and “early [Covid] hero” is being targeted. Reporter Matt Gutman framed the issue with loaded language:  “A Democratic darling now finds himself in a fight for his political survival. This morning, California's governor Gavin Newsom facing that Republican led effort to oust him from office.”