Gavin Newsom

My call tonight, in the spirit of Whitman, who talked about the powerful play, goes on.

We all must contribute a verse.

And so we need the state of Virginia.

We need the state of Maryland.

We need our friends in New York, in Illinois, in Colorado.

We need to see other states with their remarkable leaders that have been doing remarkable things meet this moment head on as well to recognize what we're up against in 2026.

And let me make this crystal clear.

We can de facto end Donald Trump's presidency as we know it.

The minute Speaker Jeffries

gets sworn in as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

It is all on the line, a bright line in 2026.

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The idea that a guy who got a 960 on his SAT that still struggles to read scripts, that was always in the back of the classroom, the idea that you even throw that out is in and of itself extraordinary.

Who the hell knows?

I'm looking forward to who presents themselves in 2028 and who meets that moment.

And that's the question for the American people.