Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom for bringing controversial MAGA acolyte Steve Bannon onto his podcast. Appearing on CNN’s Table for Five on Saturday, Kinzinger accused Newsom of opportunism for hosting Bannon—a conspiracy theorist who continues to push the false claim that President Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

Having swallowed the pill Democratic consultants are selling about abandoning the progressive left, term-limited California Governor Gavin Newsom is suddenly chummy with noted anti-semites and conspiracy theorists.

I am in shock at the stupidity of [California Gov. Gavin Newsom] inviting Steve Bannon on his podcast,” Kinzinger said Wednesday.

Many of us sacrificed our careers trying to take these people on and Newsom’s trying to make a career with them.” That was former Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger reacting to California’s Democratic Gov.

The MAGA kingpin joked about turning the "globalist" California governor into a "populist nationalist," while Newsom quipped about his "deprogramming."

I don’t think we should give him oxygen on any platform — ever, anywhere,” the Democratic governor of Kentucky said of President Trump’s former chief strategist.

Gavin Newsom — eyes on the White House, vision firmly fixed on his future — is leaning once more into the self-promotion business.One might imagine his hands are quite full these days being California governor,