California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday praised conservative activist Charlie Kirk for his ability to make inroads with younger men and suggested members of his own party do the same.

“I think my party has not invested as much energy as they should in this space,” Newsom remarked at Florin High School in Sacramento.

Newsom offered reflections shortly after announcing a statewide initiative to “support the well-being of young men”. He called for 10,000 men across the state to volunteer as mentors, coaches, and tutors in partnership with the California Volunteers division of his administration, citing rising suicide rates and stigma around mental health support.

“We have an epidemic of loneliness and so much of that is manifesting and metastasizing online in very profound and consequentia

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