What’s for Dinner? Xavier Becerra Serves Word Salad

The more we hear from Xavier Becerra, the more it sounds like he says a whole lot of nothing to appease his corporate donors who want nothing to change

CALIFORNIA — In case you missed it, Xavier Becerra’s recent interviews have revealed a familiar pattern: flip flops, fuzzy answers, pointing fingers, and outright gibberish. But maybe it’s no surprise coming from a candidate backed by powerful corporations – Chevron, PG&E, Meta, among others – betting that Becerra will non-answer his way into maintaining the status quo – and their profits. 

1. 85,000 missing kids later, Becerra still won’t take accountability.
   On Ana Navarro’s podcast this week, Becerra admitted children were “exploited” — forced into labor, abuse, and trafficking, but insisted he wasn’t to blame. He once again dismissed the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigation that revealed his absentee leadership as “MAGA talking points.”
   “That claim started with Donald Trump in the 2024 campaign. The number grew in political talking points; it was a lie.” 
   He defended his department’s failures by saying, “Once a child was with a sponsor, HHS lost jurisdiction. We voluntarily did follow-up calls…”
2. Steyer says ICE is a criminal organization. Becerra says it’s just misunderstood.
   Becerra defended ICE on Navarro’s podcast, arguing the agency itself isn’t the problem. 
   “I’ve worked with ICE. I’ve seen what genuine law enforcement is. What we see on the streets today is Trump’s ICE.”
3. Xavier “We’ll Get Things Done” Becerra Still Can’t Name a Single Thing He’ll Do
   In an interview with CNN’s Elex Michaelson this week, Becerra failed to name a specific policy he would enact as governor and defended how things are going in California – even as families across the state struggle to make ends meet.
   “We are the fourth-largest economy in the world. Something’s going on that’s not bad.”  
   “We’ll get things done… We’ll get more things done and we’ll get them done a lot faster.”
4. He’s still Big Oil Becerra – despite his denials
   Becerra accepted a max contribution from Chevron then benefitted from another $500,000 funneled to an independent expenditure that only exists to support his candidacy. When confronted with these facts, Becerra called them an “outright lie.”
   “Chevron, that’s the problem with politics, they’re not the bad guy… You need Chevron, I need Chevron, my people of the state of California need Chevron.”
5. Voters still don’t know – where does Becerra stand on single-payer healthcare?
   After previously backing single-payer, Becerra reversed course to win the support of California Medical Association, which has consistently lobbied against a single-payer system that would bring down costs for all Californians. Since then, he’s continued to dodge questions, providing word salad like:
   “The most important thing about having a Medicare for All plan is that it includes all, everyone, for all, and what we have to do to get to the point where we are covering everyone with something like Medicare for All.”
6. KTLA catastrophe
   Before a sit-down interview with KTLA’s Annie Rose Ramos, Becerra tried to ask for special treatment and dictate the rules of the interview – on camera. 
   “By the way, this is a profile piece, this is not a gotcha piece, right? … You talk about all the things that I’ve done, things I want to do, and along with some tough questions. But not only tough questions.”

One thing is clear: even when the questions aren’t tough, Becerra doesn’t have answers.

###