Democrats are “out of touch with what the public wants,” especially in sanctuary cities and states, said California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton.

“One of the great benefits when I’m elected governor of California is that I get to appoint judges so we can start to turn the tide and get rid of these insane people who have absolutely no clue,” the Republican told Newsmax’s “The Chris Salcedo Show” Friday.

“The definition of a ‘sanctuary city’ or ‘sanctuary state’ is a place that breaks the law, that undermines federal law as made in Congress being upheld by this administration properly for the first time we’ve seen in ages. When [Rep. Adriano Espaillat] says that sanctuary cities protect the neediest, no, sanctuary cities are the ones that create the neediest.”

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