Extreme sports star lashes out at Newsom for killing the California dream: ‘What happened?’

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FIRST ON FOX: An extreme sports star and entrepreneur is endorsing Republican, pro-law enforcement candidate Chad Bianco for California governor after he says Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom killed the California "dream." "People used to come to California to try to build their business and chase that dream. And now, people are moving out of California to chase the same dream," said Motocross star and "Metal Mulisha" founder Brian Deegan. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Deegan, who is a Motocross pioneer, champion off-road racer, and icon of the action sports X Games, said he felt compelled to throw his support behind Bianco because of the damage he said has been done to California by politicians such as Newsom . He explained that he came to California "to chase my dreams, to be a supercross action sports star [and] built a great empire within the action sport community." But under Newsom, Deegan said he has seen that dream "decline." NEWSOM CALLS HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY 'POSTER CHILD' OF CALIFORNIA'S FAILURES AS A STATE Deegan said that besides what he described as rampant overregulation, one of the things he has found most alarming is the decline in safety in California neighborhoods because of laws not being enforced. "A lot of places that I've lived in California have really gone the wrong way. And I'm like, man, I'm scared to even have my kids really roam the streets nowadays because how loose they are on the laws and letting criminals get away with almost everything," said Deegan. And then there is Newsom’s handling of the COVID pandemic , in which Deegan said California "led the charge on the most extreme lockdowns." "Now we look back on it, kind of going, ‘Man, what happened?" he said. "Newsom was way overbearing while he's out partying, still living the high life, while everyone's on lockdowns." HOLLYWOOD STAR REVEALS WHAT HE THINKS OF POTENTIAL NEWSOM PRESIDENCY WITH TWO-WORD RESPONSE With Newsom term limited and rumors growing of a possible presiden…