He claims California's success is a result of intentional design rather than chance, driven by investments in education and innovation.

“But we know the truth. California success is not by chance. It's by design. We've created the conditions where dreamers and doers and misfits and marvels with grit and ingenuity come to build the impossible.”

Patrick Bet-David believes that California's political leaders have failed to prepare for predictable disasters like wildfires, despite long-standing experience in government.

“It all rises and falls on leadership. This was a catastrophic moment in his career. And now people are sitting there worried and saying, are we ready if an earthquake happens?”

California has suffered from decades of poor mismanagement by the Democratic Party, which is why business owners and residents like himself choose to leave the state.

“The mismanagement in California is dramatic. And it doesn't matter whether you're a Democrat or a Republican in California today. There's only one party that has been running the state for decades at this point.”

Governor Gavin Newsom has failed to effectively maintain the forests to prevent wildfires despite having ample tax revenue available.

“And in 2019, I think Newsom said, you know, I'm going to take care of the forests and maintain the forests and do all that kind of stuff. He didn't do anything. Didn't do anything.”