California Gov. Gavin Newsom is under heavy fire after a viral photo seemingly contradicted his recent claims about growing up in poverty.
While on a nationwide tour to promote his forthcoming memoir “Young Man in a Hurry,” Newsom has frequently mentioned his family’s financial issues. The problem, as some social media users have argued, is that Newsom previously referenced his father working as an attorney for billionaire Gordon Getty and the Newsom family enjoying international trips alongside Getty.
In fact, Newsom posed with two of Getty’s sons in a December 1991 feature for the San Francisco Chronicle. The photo in question was captioned “Children of the Rich,” and the story was titled “A New Generation Makes Its Mark: Society kids take up endeavors outside the expected realm.”…