Ana Kasparian
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And I don't think it's going to work out that way because simply calling it unfair is enough to get the activists riled up and angry with you. And you've done nothing to protect the fairness of women's sports in the state of California. So basically, he's made everyone angry. No one's happy. And the unfairness continues.
Yeah, I mean, Gavin Newsom is a slimy snake of a politician, and I don't really know what he believes. All I know is the person he fights for the hardest is himself. And so he'll say anything to anyone if he thinks it's going to help him politically. And in the meantime, people in his state continue to suffer.
Yeah, I mean, Gavin Newsom is a slimy snake of a politician, and I don't really know what he believes. All I know is the person he fights for the hardest is himself. And so he'll say anything to anyone if he thinks it's going to help him politically. And in the meantime, people in his state continue to suffer.
Yeah, I mean, Gavin Newsom is a slimy snake of a politician, and I don't really know what he believes. All I know is the person he fights for the hardest is himself. And so he'll say anything to anyone if he thinks it's going to help him politically. And in the meantime, people in his state continue to suffer.
I want to just, you know, not to deflect because I think this is unfair and it's gross for him to say so, but then do nothing about it. But I just wanna give you a sense of how poorly he has governed this state. Because now California, the highest tax state in this country, is facing a $12 billion deficit. So he put out his budget proposal.
I want to just, you know, not to deflect because I think this is unfair and it's gross for him to say so, but then do nothing about it. But I just wanna give you a sense of how poorly he has governed this state. Because now California, the highest tax state in this country, is facing a $12 billion deficit. So he put out his budget proposal.
I want to just, you know, not to deflect because I think this is unfair and it's gross for him to say so, but then do nothing about it. But I just wanna give you a sense of how poorly he has governed this state. Because now California, the highest tax state in this country, is facing a $12 billion deficit. So he put out his budget proposal.
He is proposing to make Medicaid recipients, the poorest Americans among us, pay $100 a month in premiums to get Medicaid benefits. So he's essentially punishing the poorest among us for his poor governance. He's a terrible politician, terrible person.
He is proposing to make Medicaid recipients, the poorest Americans among us, pay $100 a month in premiums to get Medicaid benefits. So he's essentially punishing the poorest among us for his poor governance. He's a terrible politician, terrible person.
He is proposing to make Medicaid recipients, the poorest Americans among us, pay $100 a month in premiums to get Medicaid benefits. So he's essentially punishing the poorest among us for his poor governance. He's a terrible politician, terrible person.
Well, I have some experience with this, not necessarily meeting with Donald Trump, of course, but, you know, the culture where you're not supposed to talk to the other side at all. I mean, I've lost friends for my willingness to come on shows like this one because I think it's important to have these conversations. I do think that there are areas of common ground.
Well, I have some experience with this, not necessarily meeting with Donald Trump, of course, but, you know, the culture where you're not supposed to talk to the other side at all. I mean, I've lost friends for my willingness to come on shows like this one because I think it's important to have these conversations. I do think that there are areas of common ground.
Well, I have some experience with this, not necessarily meeting with Donald Trump, of course, but, you know, the culture where you're not supposed to talk to the other side at all. I mean, I've lost friends for my willingness to come on shows like this one because I think it's important to have these conversations. I do think that there are areas of common ground.
It doesn't mean you need to be a Trump supporter, but. Trump is the president of the United States, meaning he's meant to represent everyone, including individuals who did not vote for him. And if the left in general is unwilling to even have a conversation with anyone on the right, including the president, well, how are you ever going to expect him to consider
It doesn't mean you need to be a Trump supporter, but. Trump is the president of the United States, meaning he's meant to represent everyone, including individuals who did not vote for him. And if the left in general is unwilling to even have a conversation with anyone on the right, including the president, well, how are you ever going to expect him to consider
It doesn't mean you need to be a Trump supporter, but. Trump is the president of the United States, meaning he's meant to represent everyone, including individuals who did not vote for him. And if the left in general is unwilling to even have a conversation with anyone on the right, including the president, well, how are you ever going to expect him to consider
the issues that matter the most to you.
the issues that matter the most to you.
the issues that matter the most to you.
So I actually think opening up dialogue with individuals you disagree with is more important than just existing in this echo chamber where you're going to hear everything you want to hear, where your ideas are going to be validated, and quite frankly, where the lack of challenge to your ideas will make you quite weak and unappealing eventually to the electorate.