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Fetterman Just Torched Newsom for What He Did to Nick Shirey Over Exposing California Fraud
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Nick Shirley walked up to a Los Angeles building registered as fifteen separate hospices and found a locked door.
That single image – your tax dollars funding a padlocked shell – is what Gavin Newsom needed to answer for.
Instead, Newsom’s press office posted an AI-generated image implying Shirley was a pedophile – and now a Democratic senator just went on national radio to call it exactly what it is.
Newsom’s Press Office Posted the Smear Themselves
Shirley built his reputation by going where the cameras aren’t supposed to go.
His December investigation into Minnesota’s Somali daycare fraud racked up 138 million views on X.
It was retweeted by Vice President JD Vance and FBI Director Kash Patel.
It triggered federal investigations and door-to-door enforcement raids across Minneapolis.
When Shirley turned his camera on California, he found something even bigger.
In a 40-minute video released this week, Shirley documented ghost hospice networks and sham daycare centers across Los Angeles and San Diego – empty buildings, padlocked gates, and luxury cars parked outside shell offices billing taxpayers millions.
“Minnesota was big but California is even bigger,” Shirley wrote alongside the video. “We uncovered over $170,000,000 in fraud as these fraudsters live in luxury with no consequences.”
The video drew millions of views.
Gavin Newsom’s response was to post an AI-generated image of a creepy man lurking outside a daycare with cameras, captioned: “Hey, can I see your kids?”
The implication was unmistakable.
Shirley didn’t escalate. He posted back: “You do realize I’m trying to help America eliminate fraud and waste? Start working for the people and not against them.”
A Democrat Called It What It Was
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman went on the All-In Podcast and didn’t mince a single word.
“Governor Newsom put out a disgusting video implying that he’s a pedophile,” Fetterman said. “Why? That’s kind of a smear.”
He didn’t stop there.
“You want to disagree, but to imply that someone in one of the most gross kinds of terms like that – it’s like, hey, shouldn’t we agree, eliminate all the waste?”
Then Fetterman said what no other Democrat has been willing to say out loud.
“Fraud can happen on both sides, but when it’s identified, I don’t care if it’s in a Democratic state. We should all just acknowledge maybe there is a problem here.”
That’s a Democrat from Pennsylvania calling out the man widely considered the party’s 2028 presidential frontrunner – for smearing a 23-year-old journalist who was trying to save taxpayer money.
This Is What Newsom Is Protecting
Shirley’s video isn’t the only camera that’s been inside California’s fraud machine.
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz identified roughly $3.5 billion in hospice and home health billing in Los Angeles County alone – with 42 providers registered inside a single four-block radius in Van Nuys.
A 2022 California state audit found hospice agencies in Los Angeles County had grown 1,500% since 2010.
In one Van Nuys commercial building – no signage, no visible patients – the state had issued licenses to 112 separate hospices.
Fox News visited those addresses and found no one there.
Shirley’s own footage told a parallel story: California’s Medi-Cal budget has more than doubled since 2022, ballooning from $108 billion to a proposed $222 billion, with no population growth to account for it.
“It just seems like a lot of people are getting rich off the death of old people,” Shirley said on camera.
Gavin Newsom’s response to all of it was a meme calling the man exposing it a child predator.
The Playbook of a Governor With No Answers
This isn’t Newsom’s first move when California’s fraud problem surfaces.
When Dr. Oz released his own street investigation of Van Nuys hospice clusters earlier this year, Newsom didn’t address the fraud.
He filed a civil rights complaint against Oz.
When Shirley’s Minnesota video went viral and prompted federal action, Democrats went silent – or attacked the messenger.
Now Shirley is in California, the evidence is on camera, and Newsom’s entire defense strategy is smear memes and deflection.
Fetterman got it exactly right: this is the 2023 border crisis playbook – deny, deflect, and attack anyone raising the alarm until the disaster becomes impossible to hide.
The people billing your tax dollars for empty buildings and phantom patients are living well in Gavin Newsom’s California.
They were doing it long before Nick Shirley showed up with a camera.
Now Newsom has spent a week trying to destroy the man who found them – and the shells are still registered, the billing is still running, and not one fraudster has faced a single consequence.
Sources:
Jason Cohen, “John Fetterman Blasts Gavin Newsom For ‘Disgusting’ Attack On Nick Shirley,” The Daily Caller, March 18, 2026.
“Nick Shirley alleges $170M California daycare fraud in new video, echoing Dr. Oz’s hospice claims,” Fox 11 Los Angeles, March 18, 2026.
William La Jeunesse, “Los Angeles hospice fraud a $3.5 billion scam epidemic, Dr. Oz says,” Fox News, January 30, 2026.
“Democrat Senator Nukes Gavin Newsom Over His Creepy Smear of Nick Shirley,” PJ Media, March 18, 2026.
“Nick Shirley releases California alleged fraud video on X, says its bigger than Minnesota,” The National News Desk, March 17, 2026.
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“‘Disgusting’: John Fetterman shreds Gavin Newsom for ‘smearing’ Nick Shirley as a pedophile while journalist exposes daycare fraud,” WorldNetDaily, March 18, 2026.
What is the deal here? We went through this type of word play with Couric when Sarah Palin was running for Vice President. Now. Couric does this to our First Lady. I thought as women we would be supporting each other to raise us up above this and take us where we belong by earning our rewards.
Look what the media did to Monica. That lady was a victim of Bill Clinton (men are never made to suffer (except President Trump with fake court claims). Monica never was able to experience life in the manner that a young lady should have. She missed that period of dating and living life to the fullest.
Again, Couric/left media did it to Palin and now you are committing that same crime against the First Lady. I thought women were suppose to stick together. And, Couric comes out of retirement to help the left media out again?
Shame on all of you who are holding women from being successful.
That is a crime against women.
We expect the media to rise above all of this pettiness, especially women supporting other women.
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Could smell the sarcasm from here: Internet applauds Katie Couric’s one-word review of Melania.
(We thank Mr. Bezos for sponsoring the First Lady’s movie.)
Story by Aritri Paul
Mar 19,, 2026
Key takeaways:
Criticism & Reviews: Katie Couric sarcastically called the documentary “Riveting”, highlighting public skepticism. Fans praised her cheeky one-liner on social media.
High Costs & Scrutiny: Amazon reportedly spent $40M on the film and $35M on promotion, raising questions about a possible pay-to-play arrangement with the Trump administration.
Lawmakers’ Concerns: Senators and Representatives are demanding answers from Amazon regarding financial dealings, approvals, and communications related to the documentary by March 30, 2026.
“Could Smell the Sarcasm from Here” Internet Applauds Katie Couric’s One-Word Review of Melania
Reviews are still pouring in for Melania, and people are getting increasingly creative. Katie Couric had fans in stitches after leaving a one-word review about Melania Trump’s self-titled documentary.
The film was released to the public as the Epstein files and the war in Iran cracked on the popularity of Donald Trump. The documentary was already under heavy criticism, even before its theatrical release, due to the man behind the camera. Brett Ratner created the First Lady’s movie. It was the first film he directed since allegations of s—— harassment were made by several women in 2017. Many called the documentary a product of someone who desperately needed the President’s favor.
Earlier in the week, a clip from the 2026 documentary was posted to Threads. In the video, the First Lady is seen riding in her car while singing along to Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean. The person who shared the clip said the singing portion was their “favorite” scene from the documentary. The user also said that the First Lady “did a great job” with the movie, but Couric had just one word in response: “Riveting.”
The journalist’s reply seemed to ooze with sarcasm. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, given that Couric has been known to speak out against Donald Trump and his administration many times before. Her cheeky one-liner soon garnered some applause from many users on Threads. One person even said that the former Today show host was “spot on” with her analysis. While another wrote, “I just love Katie Couric’s shade game.” A third person confessed, “I giggled so hard when I saw your comment.
One fan commented under Couric’s response, writing, “Shady Couric is giving me life.” Another fan wrote, “I could smell the sarcasm from here.” Others just agreed, saying, “Love when Katie trolls.”
Melania isn’t just facing harsh criticism from its viewers. Rep. Hank Johnson and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are now calling on Amazon. They want answers to questions about the “extraordinary sum” the company allegedly paid for the documentary. Melania reportedly cost $40 million. An additional $35 million was shelled out by Amazon MGM Studios to promote Melania. To top it off, the First Lady herself served as an executive producer on the project.
In a letter sent to Amazon president and CEO Andy Jassy this week, Johnson and Warren, along with Reps. Dan Goldman, Pramila Jayapal, and Sen. Ben Ray Luján wrote that the “excessive price Amazon paid – and the fact that Amazon is not even expected to break even from its investment – have led many ‘to question whether ‘Melania’ was a box office gamble or bribe.’” The Democratic lawmakers claimed that Amazon needed to address “the serious concerns that its investment in ‘Melania’ was part of an apparent pay-to-play arrangement with the Trump Administration.”
The documentary made a splashy debut at the Kennedy Center last month. In their letter, the lawmakers highlighted what they described as “ways in which Amazon has appeared to curry favor with President Trump since the 2024 election.” They also noted a $1 million donation from the media giant to Donald’s 2025 inauguration and “an unknown sum” given for the construction of a $300 million ballroom at the White House.
The lawmakers requested responses to their questions. They want to know how Amazon “approved the acquisition of the film and docuseries rights to Melania.” They have also requested communications about the transaction and any financial arrangements related to it by March 30, 2026.
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