A Democratic frontrunner in California’s gubernatorial race has been running on his experience working for former President Joe Biden — but one administration official issued a shocking judgment instead.
Xavier Becerra, Biden’s head of the Department of Health and Human Services,has surged to the topof polls a month away from the June 2 primary, making him the primary target of multiple candidates duringCNN’s Tuesday night debate.
However, the most damning attack came after the debate during a panel held by CNN.
Xochitl Hinojosa, who worked in Biden’s Department of Justice, shocked the panel when she said Becerra doesn’t have what it takes.
“After working in Joe Biden’s administration, I do not trust Xavier Becerra to do that,” she said. “I don’t think he’ll be able to stand up to Trump and lead.”
Hinojosa said California needed a strong leader to fight President Donald Trump, who Democrats say has made the blue stateone of his favorite targets.
“When I saw him in the administration, I think a lot of people did, people understand this: he was not effective in government,” she added in an even more excruciating follow-up answer on Becerra.
Hinojosa said people from the Biden administration are chattering about Becerra’s alleged ineffectiveness, which caused another panelist to react with wide-open eyes.
“They’ve realized that he was not an effective HHS secretary, and if you ask any cabinet secretary, they will tell you the same thing,” she said.
When the other panelists pressed her if Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris also felt that way, Hinojosa said she didn’t speak to them about it.
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