Gavin Newsom

Do I reject this notion of being self-critical about governance and management across the spectrum?

No, that's fair game.

Do you feel like you went too far?

Two different questions.

Do I believe in universal health care?

Yes, regardless of pre-existing conditions, ability to pay, and your status.

I campaigned on that, and we delivered on that.

And I'm proud of that.

We're one of 16 states to provide care to people regardless of their immigration status.

By the way, we have universal care in emergency rooms, and you pay the price.

on the back end, at least Americans, for that, regardless of your immigration status.

But the issue of immigration, Donald Trump is very unpopular on immigration.

He's successful on the border, separate issue, connected.

And, yes, the Democratic Party failed in the last few years on the border.

And, yes, I was critical of that.

And, yes, I put our own National Guard on the border the day I got elected into office in 2019, sent 394 National Guard down to the border.

And we were very, very pointed with the Biden administration that we were failing to deliver border security for a number of years.

On the larger immigration issue, I happened to share the same old office of Ronald Reagan, governor of California, who decided in his last day in office at the White House, and he gave a love letter to immigrants from around the world.

It was a love letter to America, what distinguishes America from the rest of the globe.

He talked about Lady Torch, Lady Liberty's Torch.