Just three weeks into President Trump's second term—built on the promise of the largest deportation operation in American history—a so-called Republican gubernatorial candidate in California is already undermining the America First agenda that delivered decisive GOP victories nationwide.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, running for governor in the deep blue state, has openly endorsed creating a "path to citizenship" for illegal immigrants currently living in the United States. The stance, revealed in a November interview with Pastura California that recently resurfaced, has conservative voters asking a simple question: Is this what passes for Republican leadership in California?
While Trump's administration works around the clock to secure our borders and remove those who violated our immigration laws, Bianco apparently thinks rewarding illegal behavior is the path forward. This isn't just tone-deaf—it's a direct contradiction of the mandate American voters delivered in 2024.
The MAGA Base Responds
Conservative voters in California's GOP primary aren't buying what Bianco is selling. The sheriff's amnesty position has drawn immediate scrutiny from patriots who remember that immigration was THE defining issue that put Trump back in the White House.
"We just elected a president who promised mass deportations, not mass amnesty," one California conservative activist told reporters. "If Bianco thinks he can ride the Trump wave while undermining Trump's core agenda, he's got another thing coming."
This is exactly the kind of RINO thinking that has kept California in Democrat hands for decades. Instead of fighting for the rule of law and American workers, establishment Republicans like Bianco want to play nice with the same failed policies that created the border crisis in the first place.
California patriots deserve better than another politician who talks tough on crime while going soft on the very lawlessness destroying their communities. Will Republican primary voters reject this amnesty agenda, or will they fall for another smooth-talking sheriff who's already preparing to sell them out?