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Conservative Influencer Benny Johnson Takes Aim at California's $24B Homelessness Crisis

1/14/2026

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Conservative influencer Benny Johnson visited Los Angeles and claimed to expose a $24 billion 'Homelessness Industrial Complex' thriving on failure, vowing to reveal where the money went soon.
He criticized California's conditions, citing open drug use and encampments.
Johnson's confrontation with Governor Gavin Newsom intensified after the governor's office mocked him online.
The governor's office did not respond to requests for comments on Johnson's allegations.

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Conservative influencer Benny Johnson visited Los Angeles and claimed to expose a $24 billion 'Homelessness Industrial Complex' thriving on failure, vowing to reveal where the money went soon.
He criticized California's conditions, citing open drug use and encampments.
Johnson's confrontation with Governor Gavin Newsom intensified after the governor's office mocked him online.
The governor's office did not respond to requests for comments on Johnson's allegations.