Lt. Gov. Jay Collins of Florida made a cross-country journey to hold a press conference at the Stockton Metropolitan Airport in the San Joaquin Valley, where he was escorting Harjinder Singh, an immigrant accused of killing three Floridians in a traffic crash, back to Florida.

But Collins didn’t stop there—he used the moment to slam California Gov. Gavin Newsom for what he called “failed policies” on immigration.

“Gavin Newsom continues to care more about tweets and what goes out on social media than taking care of the American citizens and the citizens of California. It’s ridiculous,” Collins said, adding, “I am not some run-of-the-mill lieutenant governor.”

The crash occurred on Aug. 12 when Singh, a Stockton resident originally from India and legally allowed to work in the country,

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