Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is following his “instincts” in going “far to the left” to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.

Newsom compared Israel to an “apartheid state” while promoting his memoir in Los Angeles on Tuesday, suggesting its current leadership has pushed the United States toward a point where reconsidering military assistance may be unavoidable. Concha described Newsom’s comparison as a “textbook example” for how the governor is “the biggest shapeshifter” in politics.