Street Art Pops Up In LA and Sacramento
California Governor Gavin Newsom may be trying to strut the world stage like a statesman-in-waiting, but back home, the image is anything but presidential. After years of dysfunction and decline under his leadership, the governor has become less a figure of aspiration and more a walking cautionary tale — a political Instagram filter that fades when the light hits just right.
Let’s recap just how rough it’s been for the man who still won’t admit he’s running for president.
Start with the obvious: the broken promises and broken infrastructure. The high-speed rail project — once sold as a technological marvel connecting California’s cities — is now a monument to fiscal waste. Billions have been poured into the so-called “train to nowhere,” and what do Californians have to show for it? Delays, lawsuits, and entire stretches of track without a single train.
🚨 ‘Comrade Newsom’s Invisible Coup’ street art just dropped in LA & Sacramento, hammer & sickle vibes, ballot babies, and Gavin in full commie cosplay.
California’s turning into a Soviet theme park and the locals are NOT having it. pic.twitter.com/K0xO5boreu
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 26, 2026
Meanwhile, the state’s homeless crisis — the worst in the nation — continues to spiral. Tent cities swell in the shadows of luxury high-rises, public parks are overrun, and residents are fleeing. Businesses aren’t far behind. California, once a dream destination, is now seeing a mass exodus of job creators, entrepreneurs, and middle-class families. They’re voting with their feet.
Add to that the 2025 wildfires, which devastated whole sections of Los Angeles. The response? Slow, bureaucratic, and anemic. As ash settled and lives were upended, Newsom’s administration seemed more concerned with optics than outcomes.
So when Newsom jetted off to Davos to rub elbows with global elites at the World Economic Forum — instead of fixing problems in his own backyard — it didn’t go unnoticed. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called him out with surgical precision, calling attention to Newsom’s trail of failure and reminding everyone that California isn’t thriving — it’s barely treading water.
But Davos had more in store. Newsom’s moment on the stage was unceremoniously canceled, and in his place stood President Donald Trump, returning to the world stage and reminding the international audience — and the country — who’s calling the shots.
And then came the street art: “Comrade Newsom,” dressed in communist regalia, now plastered across California walls. Timed with the release of The Invisible Coup, Peter Schweizer’s explosive bestseller, the art reflects deeper unease over foreign influence, immigration as a geopolitical weapon, and California’s increasingly unrecognizable political climate.
Check out what’s been spotted around Los Angeles, right when George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Co. desperately fundraise for sinking ship S.S. @JoeBiden.
Could this be Sabo of Unsavory Agents or some other fed up citizen, disgusted with what Democrats have done? pic.twitter.com/PbZJi6sBH3
— Los Angeles Republicans (@GOPLosAngeles) June 14, 2024
Whether it was inspired by Schweizer’s work or not, the art stings — because it lands close to the truth. The symbolism? Sharp. The implication? Even sharper: Newsom is no leader of the free world; he’s a symbol of everything voters are tired of — polished speeches, empty results, and a disturbing comfort with authoritarian aesthetics.
And lest we forget: this is the same man who admitted to cleaning up San Francisco only because Xi Jinping was coming to town. That wasn’t leadership. That was obedience. A moment of clarity in which he revealed what really motivates his administration — global approval, not local responsibility.