Becerra had just wrapped up a Sacramento press conference promoting state voting rights legislation in his role as an adviser to the UCLA Voting Rights Project when he was pressed about his tenure leading HHS. 4 Xavier Becerra refuses to answer questions on the migrant child crisis during a press conference working to protect voting rights on Aug. 4, 2026. Titus Wu/CA Post4 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra talks with media after meeting voters at Mercado La Paloma in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Titus Wu/CA Post4 The California Post was the first to chase Becerra after the presser. “Xavier Becerra wants to be governor while dodging questions from the press and a debate with me.