Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton drew gasps from the California governor debate crowd after telling former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to prepare his criminal defense in a corruption case.
Trump-endorsed Hilton targeted one of the highest-polling candidates in the race over allegations of corruption during his time in the Biden administration and new allegations about improper payments taken from his campaign account.
“There’s another point I think we have to acknowledge: We learned today that Xavier was implicated in this corruption scandal today. We learned that he knew about illegal and improper payments from his campaign account to his former chief of staff,” Hilton said.
“Honestly, and it pains me to say it because I like you personally, Xavier, but you shouldn’t be on the debate stage. You shouldn’t be in this race. You should be preparing your criminal defense,” he said, drawing an audible response from the
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