When voters make their choices, they are putting their sacred trust in their chosen leaders in the hopes they will act in everyone’s best interests. Once a big lie is told, and eventually exposed, it is impossible to deny the fib and act as if it never happened. When the trust is broken, it is nearly impossible for an elected leader to earn it back, and is sometimes the endpoint of a career.
Although he may not realize it, President Trump is at such a moment. He made a campaign promise to make public all of the Jeffrey Epstein files including the infamous client list. Members of the mainstream media had gossiped and theorized for years whose names could be in the “little black book.” In that time, names such as Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton were leaked out to feed the ever-growing frenzy of this story.
Now the Trump administration had done a complete 180-degree flip, saying there never was a client list, nothing to see here.
The Epstein case is not akin to Heidi Fleiss or the Mayflower Madam. This is much more serious than the uber rich-and-famous looking for a “good time” on a weekend. These were underaged girls that were recruited, coerced and entrapped by a man with almost no past. There is a reason pedophilia is one of most reviled crimes in American society. Even prison inmates serving time have zero tolerance for “pedos” on the inside.
Yet the Democrat supermajority in the California State Legislature appears to be OK with pedophiles free within our communities. Remember in September 2020, during the heights of Covid and the George Floyd riots, SB-145 slid through the halls of Sacramento. This bill allowed “pedophiles to not be registered on the sex offender list as long as they are not 10 years older than the minor they were convicted of molesting.” So, a 21-year-old could get away with having sex with a 12-year-old in the eyes this law that Gov. Newsom signed. However, last year when legislation was presented for harsher penalties against those who solicit sex from children, Democrats opposed and weakened the bill!
I have been a person of integrity my entire life. That is how I ran my family’s business. A firm handshake while looking a person squarely in the eyes. That is how you establish trust with clients, business partners, coworkers and employees. It is the same method that I have been using when I meet people on the campaign trail and listen to their concerns about the direction our state is headed.
Voters of all political parties have lost faith because they feel they cannot trust the person they are voting for. And I don’t blame them for feeling this way. It is why I decided to step up to run for governor of California. I am not a career politician, and my word has been my bond my entire life.
I will defend our cities and communities from the most vile among us – those that would harm and sexualize our children. With a stroke of a pen, those monsters will stay behind bars where they belong. I will support law enforcement on our borders in their battle against human trafficking and child exploitation. I will fight to prevent the next Jeffrey Epstein and his ilk from ever rising up again within our society.
And that, you can quote me as a promise!