{"id":14957,"date":"2025-09-27T17:23:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T17:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=14957"},"modified":"2025-09-27T17:23:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T17:23:23","slug":"ceo-of-major-retailer-vows-to-avoid-california-due-to-democrat-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=14957","title":{"rendered":"CEO of Major Retailer Vows To Avoid California Due To Democrat Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CEO of the retailer Bed Bath &amp; Beyond issued a stinging rebuke of California and said he won\u2019t be expanding to the Golden State thanks to Democrat-imposed regulatory burdens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe will not open or operate retail stores in California,\u201d began a statement from Marcus Lemonis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision isn\u2019t about politics \u2014 it\u2019s about reality. California has created one of the most overregulated, expensive, and risky environments for businesses in America. It\u2019s a system that makes it harder to employ people, harder to keep doors open, and harder to deliver value to customers,\u201d Lemonis continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1958162142651470232&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fmajor-california-94391%2F&amp;sessionId=ab50e7f7508d0716ace9c584293e2d362ec9f54a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1958162142651470232\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe result? Higher taxes, higher fees, higher wages that many businesses simply cannot sustain, and endless regulations that strangle growth. Even when the state announces a budget surplus, it\u2019s built on the backs of ordinary citizens who are paying too much and businesses who are squeezed until they break,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as5808\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAt Bed Bath &amp; Beyond, our responsibility is to our customers and our shareholders. We will not participate in a system that undermines both. Instead, we are investing in a California strategy that works: 24\u201348-hour delivery, and in many cases, same-day service. Californians will continue to get the products they love through BedBathandBeyond.com \u2014 but without the inflated costs created by an unsustainable model,\u201d he went on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re taking a stand because it\u2019s time for common sense. Businesses deserve the chance to succeed. Employees deserve jobs that last. And customers deserve fair prices. California\u2019s system delivers the opposite. That\u2019s why Bed Bath &amp; Beyond will serve California customers directly through BedBathandBeyond.com, on our terms, and with their best interests at heart,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Lemonis\u2019 decision is likely to negatively impact California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is widely believed to be preparing to run for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. That said, the Trump administration is keeping the pressure on him regarding the state\u2019s sanctuary policies shielding illegal migrants from deportation.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, U.S. Border Patrol agents\u00a0maintained\u00a0a visible presence outside an anti-Trump rally hosted by Newsom in Los Angeles, making at least one arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom staged the event, dubbed \u201cLiberation Day,\u201d to unveil his plans for countering the GOP\u2019s redistricting effort in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post just ahead of the rally, Newsom, who is widely seen as a potential 2028 Democratic presidental contender, predicted that \u201cDonald Trump and [Texas Governor] Greg Abbott are going to have a very bad day today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video captured by local affiliate Fox 11 and obtained by Fox News showed more than a dozen armed, masked Border Patrol agents positioned just outside the rally. The footage depicts agents escorting a man away in handcuffs as onlookers shouted in protest.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Fox 11, Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino explained, \u201cWe\u2019re here making Los Angeles a safer place.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSince we won\u2019t have politicians who will do that, we do that ourselves. So, that\u2019s why we\u2019re here today. As you can see, already making it a safer place,\u201d said Bovino.<\/p>\n<p>He noted further: \u201cWe\u2019re glad to be here, not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bovino was then asked what message, if any, he had for Gov. Newsom, to which he replied: \u201cAgain, we\u2019re making Los Angeles a safer place, we\u2019re going to continue to do that, and they can take that one to the bank and cash it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s office sent an all-caps email response to Fox News Digital regarding the presence of Border Patrol and ICE officers at his rally: \u201cWE WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY WEAK LITTLE DONALD TRUMP, THE CRIMINAL PRESIDENT!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CEO of the retailer Bed Bath &amp; Beyond issued a stinging rebuke of California and said he won\u2019t be expanding to the Golden State thanks to Democrat-imposed regulatory burdens. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14957"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14959,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14957\/revisions\/14959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}