Ex-Fox News Host, Reality TV Villain Jolt California Primaries

June 2, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC

Steve Hilton paced the stage at a brewery outside San Francisco with a simple message: California is broken and only an outsider can fix it.

Peppering his stump speech with British expressions and a dash of profanity, the London-born political strategist turned Republican gubernatorial candidate argued that he’s the man for the job.

His adopted state has it all — great weather, an innovative spirit — he told a packed crowd at the May 30 event. But it’s been held back by Democratic party insiders who “couldn’t organize a piss-up in a brewery,” he said, using a British phrase used ...

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