John Phillips

Adam Schiff disavows his former Russiagate wingman. This Batman and Robin duo pushed so much collusion BS from 2017-2019, and now it’s all gone.

To all reporters trying to make Katie Porter happen, folks there are more tapes. Chill out.

Hello @TomSteyer, California gas prices are “outrageous” — we agree. It is unfortunate that our customers are not only paying high prices for gasoline but even more to just to feed the voracious appetite of a bloated state bureaucracy. But let’s stick to the data instead of the usual Sacramento script. As of April 2026: • CA average: ~$5.89/gallon • National average: ~$4.08/gallon • Difference: +$1.81 that has ZERO to do with any war or “Big Oil.” That premium has existed for decades — long before this conflict began. Highest gas taxes & fees in America (~71¢ excise + sales + cap-and-trade + LCFS credits = nearly $1.80/gal in total state burden). CARB’s boutique “California-only” fuel blend that no other state can supply. Decades of refinery closures, low-carbon mandates, and permitting hell that slashed in-state capacity while CA imported more crude from foreign sources. Nevada imports 85-90% of its fuel from those same strangled California refineries. Arizona gets ~33%. Green ideology isn’t just screwing Californians — it’s pricing out your neighbors too. (Sound familiar, @AaronDFordNV?) You and Governor Newsom keep blaming Trump and producers for the mess Sacramento engineered. Meanwhile, the same CARB regs you cheered are now a national security issue for DoD bases on the West Coast. Trump’s Defense Production Act moves to fix what ideology broke. That’s not “Big Oil” — that’s basic energy security. And while we’re on the topic of who really benefits: It is our understanding that you built your ~$2 billion fortune running Farallon Capital, a hedge fund that delivered big returns in part through investments in fossil fuels — including coal mines and power plants abroad. Then your fund pivoted to climate investing via Galvanize Climate Solutions, raising hundreds of millions for “decarbonization” plays and profitinh handsomely from the subsidies, mandates, and regulations. In political science terms this would be called rent-seeking. Energy security isn’t optional. American oil & gas delivers it — when Sacramento gets out of the way. But it sounds like if elected you're not prepared to get out of the way. At any rate, thank you for sharing your views on this important issue.

Day 2 of @ericswalwell hiding from voters and reporters. That’s not leadership — that’s someone with something to hide.

Oh, @EricSwalwell, you're gonna get it so much harder now She's not *behind* them. Remember this post from Mike Trujillo last fall and then Keith Edwards posting the screenshot on March 22? Why aren't you going after them?

I’m very disappointed in Eric Swalwell. As more and more women come forward with sexual harassment allegations, Swalwell skipped town to avoid facing tough questions about these allegations.

NEWS Eric Swalwell’s new and prior financial disclosures show a mix of questionable charges to his campaign, and dubious tax and cash management strategies amid signs of a cash crunch worsened by overspending on a high-flying lifestyle. Swalwell runs a high-earning $461K two-income household, but still charged dubious expenses to his campaign, made chronic and risky delays in paying income taxes, and made precarious withdrawals from retirement accounts. He charged more than $244,000 in childcare expenses—tuition, daycare—to his campaign from 2019 to 2025, his disclosures show and the Sacramento Bee found. That’s the highest in the House, with nearly $60,000 in 2022 alone. Here’s the possible ethics problem. They are permitted under FEC law only if the charges are incurred in years the candidate is running for office or performing campaign duties. But in three of those six years he was not running for office. He charged $20K in childcare costs just days after his 2024 re-election. These FEC laws are notably lax (House members rarely charge these costs to their campaigns, reportedly only 68 during that time frame). The reporting has been out there that Swalwell has also charged luxury items to his campaign, such as stays at high-end hotels (including a well-known luxury hotel in Dubai), a $17K yacht rental, and costly airfare and travel totaling tens of thousands of dollars. He charged $360K for car and limo services paid to a campaign staffer since 2021, reports show, and he charged for thousands of dollars spent on restaurants. Swalwell’s campaign spent nearly $90,000 on travel in just the last quarter of 2023. His household has large student loan debt, up to $100K, $15K-50K credit card balances, and a $1M-5M mortgage. One of the biggest red flags his financial world is out of control is he reduced or zeroed out his tax withholding on his congressional salary in some years, effectively delaying paying federal taxes and incurring penalties. Also he and his wife pulled significant cash, more than $145,000, from retirement accounts over several years. #News @EveningEdit @FoxBusiness @FoxNews @ap @CBSNews @abc @ReutersBiz @reuters @WhatsNewsWSJ @WSJ #ericswalwell @ericswalwell

Newsom gives strong Biden vibes — from the mannerisms to the obviously made-up stories

IS IT FAIR THAT TRANS WOMEN HAVE JUST BEEN BANNED FROM OLYMPIC COMPETITION? I gave my take to @JohnnyDontLike – John Phillips – on @KABCRadio. Here’s the conversation: omny.fm/shows/the-driv…

Dodger Stadium feels like a Southwest Airlines flight. Sit wherever you want and then threaten to fight anyone that asks you to show your ticket 🤣 the group in front of me has had to move 3 times so far @Dodgers @DodgersNation @Johnnydontlike

Big scandal at LAPD. Karen Basura apparently strong-armed the union for an endorsement, despite the protest of nearly every sworn officer in the LAPD. A lot of sergeants are pissed and threatening to leave the department, entirely. The Karen Mayor is a straight up mafia boss. Have you ever seen a more corrupt city?

I can't wait not to read Jake Tapper's future book about how Gavin Newsom and his team hid his record as governor from the media. He can title it, "Original Spin: Gavin Newsom's hair, his over-confidence and the media circle-jerk that ignored his eight-year record."

Well, this is not an encouraging trend for Cinderellas. ... The NCAA tournament went to 64 teams in 1985. Only 7 times have the 13-14-15 seeds all gone winless in the first round. It's now happened two years in a row (for the first time).

Isn’t the better question - Why would you rehire someone who already burned your house down?

If @spencerpratt isn’t the next mayor of LA, we will all be running for ‘the hills’

Angel Stadium under construction. Complete in 1966, the stadium is now the 4th oldest in MLB behind Fenway, Wrigley Field, and Dodger Stadium

A bit of Cesar Chavez trivia: He delivered a presidential nominating speech for Jerry Brown at 1976 Dem convention. Brown's other nominating speaker was Edwin Edwards, the governor of Louisiana who later went to prison on a variety of corruption charges.

Vote Republican this November. The steaks couldn’t be higher.

This is exactly how a corrupt governor responds when someone starts exposing fraud.

Izzy, Newsom’s social media manager is single handedly destroying his shot at President.