Dem Rep. Cisneros: CA Gubernatorial Candidates ‘Should Be Attacking’ Trump, He Caused ‘a Lot of Our Problems’

On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-CA) responded to a question on if candidates for California’s governorship are too focused on President Donald Trump instead of fixing the state’s issues by saying that “the President is causing a lot of our problems right now,” and on increased costs, “the President has caused this. And so, yes, it is the President’s fault, and they should be attacking him.”

Co-host Sara Sidner asked, “California has been run by a large Democratic majority, I think since 2008, so that’s nearly two decades. Do you think it’s a bit lazy of the gubernatorial candidates to constantly bring up Trump, instead of recognizing and trying to find solutions to the problems specific to California, which happened under Democrats?”

Cisneros answered, “Well, look, the President is causing a lot of our problems right now, right? The fact that gas prices have risen