Gavin Newsom’s story of ‘scrambled’ to pay bills raises eyebrows, given billionaire heir’s family ties

California Governor Gavin Newsom The characteristics of his humble origins are surprising, given his family’s ties to the late billionaire heir Gordon Getty.

During a recent appearance on the “All The Smoke” podcast, Newsom (D) recounted how his mother, who was separated from his father When he was youngcreepy when he was growing up.

“My mother was 19, pregnant, divorced a few years later, and had two children,” he said. On the podcast. “She came in with no money, and just paid. You know, worked hard, grinded every day. Two and a half jobs, no bulls…”

“We had roommates all the time because she couldn’t afford the rent,” he continued. “…It was also about paying the bills, man. It was like a race, and so there I was, kind of hoisting myself up, turning on the TV, and getting obsessed. I was sitting there with Wonder Bread…and macaroni and cheese.”

Throughout his career, Newsom has told similarly difficult stories that imply he grew up in poverty or in the lower echelons of the middle class, seeking to be more relatable to voters.

During the summer, for example, He claimed to have fallen asleep On the sofa and that his sister was sleeping in the hallway because his mother had to rent out the spare bedroom.

But skeptics pointed to Newsom’s late father, William, a former associate judge on the California Court of Appeals, He served as the hi-falutin’ lawyer for the Getty’s billion-dollar fortune.

William was so involved with the Getty family that he helped deliver the ransom money in response to the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III.

The elder Newsom previously explained that he was limited in helping Gavin’s mother financially due to his expensive run for Senate in 1968.

“I made a stupid mistake when I invested my own money and lost,” he said. 2003 San Francisco Chronicle article.

“I had a huge deficit when it was over. I lost my law practice in the process. Things were falling apart. It took me a while to dig myself out financially. Tessa was working a number of jobs. Gavin had jobs after school.”

He later added: “I was surrounded by wealthy people, but I never had any money, not even Gavin.”

However, after Gavin graduated from Santa Clara University, he started a small winery, PlumpJack Collection, with financial support from Getty.

“Anyone with more than an inch of curiosity would know that Gov. Newsom was raised by his mother after she divorced his father when he was 3 years old,” a Newsom spokesperson told The Post.

“He talked about moving between two different worlds, but being raised by a mother who worked three jobs at once: secretary, waitress, and paralegal.”

Newsom is worth noting He attended kindergarten and first grade At Notre Dame de Victoire School, a Catholic school.

In August, Newsom trolled Vice President J.D. Vance, displaying a stylish high school photo of himself wearing a fancy scarf alongside an old photo of the high school vice president in a cute T-shirt standing next to women in front of urinals.