Valuetainment

PBD asks Steve Hilton how he plans to beat California’s “top‑two” math and whether Chad Bianco should step aside, while Hilton explains why polls, Trump’s endorsement and surprise support from Hollywood liberals and business leaders could help him flip the state in November.

Steve Hilton tells PBD the real answer to “Who runs California?” Unions. From a Democrat lawmaker admitting “the unions run this place” to teachers unions blocking housing and wrecking schools, Hilton lays out how government unions hijacked policy and crushed opportunity.

PBD and Steve Hilton explain how California’s government unions “bought a lot of politicians,” doubled the state budget in 10 years, and still left workers paying high taxes, gas, and school costs — and why Hilton thinks he can flip unions and blue‑collar voters anyway.

Steve Hilton tells PBD how Newsom’s climate agenda is actually boosting global emissions, importing dirty oil from the Amazon and Russia, shutting down California refineries, driving up gas and power bills — and even “funding Putin’s war machine” in the name of going green.

Steve Hilton tells PBD how UK bureaucrats saw it as their “patriotic duty” to block elected leaders’ promises on immigration and red‑tape cuts, and warns that the same deep‑state mentality is alive in California unless a governor slashes bloated agencies and budgets head‑on.

Steve Hilton tells PBD what he’d do on day one as California governor, from firing up oil and gas permits to fixing water policy, and explains why Newsom’s “4th biggest economy” brag hides sky‑high poverty, unemployment and a UK‑style bureaucratic death spiral.

PBD presses Steve Hilton on his plan to scrap state income taxes for Californians making under $100k and replace Newsom’s doubled budget by cutting “fraud, waste and abuse,” exposing a $425 billion scam, $928 million to nonprofits, and gas tax money not fixing roads.

PBD presses Steve Hilton on Chad Bianco’s campaign and asks whether Bianco should drop out to avoid a “no chance for change” scenario where two Democrats make California’s top‑two ballot, while Hilton explains why Trump’s endorsement and the polls make this primary so tight

PBD and Steve Hilton react to Jeff Bezos dismantling Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” agenda, argue that California already proved soaking billionaires doesn’t fix schools or rents, and make the case for zero state income tax under $100k instead of squeezing nurses and workers.

Steve Hilton tells PBD why Xavier Becerra could still be indicted over a $10,000‑a‑month campaign cash scheme, breaks down Katie Porter and Antonio Villaraigosa’s attacks, and explains how a late‑breaking scandal could blow up California Democrats’ 2026 governor plans.