Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) claimed a Target worker blamed him for the rampant retail theft in the state without seeming to know who he was.

Several California mayors laughed as Newsom told them about a time he saw someone shoplift at a Target where he was shopping. After seeing the man leave the store without paying, the governor said he went up to an employee and said, “Oh, he’s just walking out. He didn’t pay for that.”