California Gov. Gavin Newsom is apparently playing the Ebenezer Scrooge in “A 2028 White House Carol,” and the first Dickensian apparition to visit him is the Ghost of Don’t-You-Ever-Learn.
Newsom — who’s had repeated problems with both wining and dining over his career in public service — now faces a new problem involving both: While Los Angeles burned in anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots over the early part of June, the Golden State governor and likely 2028 Democratic presidential challenger decided to go to what a report described as “a luxury wine-tasting.”