Gavin Newsom

Well, it's about ideological, you know, it's an ideological endeavor. This, you know, Donald Trump, it's interesting. It's the one thing he's been consistent about. This is a former Democrat who was a pro-choice Democrat who contributed to Kamala Harris's campaign for attorney general in California.

Well, it's about ideological, you know, it's an ideological endeavor. This, you know, Donald Trump, it's interesting. It's the one thing he's been consistent about. This is a former Democrat who was a pro-choice Democrat who contributed to Kamala Harris's campaign for attorney general in California.

Well, it's about ideological, you know, it's an ideological endeavor. This, you know, Donald Trump, it's interesting. It's the one thing he's been consistent about. This is a former Democrat who was a pro-choice Democrat who contributed to Kamala Harris's campaign for attorney general in California.

And Donald Trump, though, has been consistent for decades and decades on the issue of tariffs and the fact that he believes that other countries have ripped us off. So in every respect, this is shocking, yes, because of the outsized consequences, but not surprising as it relates to the deeper issue at hand. It is, you know, how do we unwind this and how?

And Donald Trump, though, has been consistent for decades and decades on the issue of tariffs and the fact that he believes that other countries have ripped us off. So in every respect, this is shocking, yes, because of the outsized consequences, but not surprising as it relates to the deeper issue at hand. It is, you know, how do we unwind this and how?

And Donald Trump, though, has been consistent for decades and decades on the issue of tariffs and the fact that he believes that other countries have ripped us off. So in every respect, this is shocking, yes, because of the outsized consequences, but not surprising as it relates to the deeper issue at hand. It is, you know, how do we unwind this and how?

Do we do it in a way that doesn't unmoor the very foundations of our democracy, the best of Roman Republic, Greek democracy, a system of checks and balances, all of that also under assault and under attack at the same time?

Do we do it in a way that doesn't unmoor the very foundations of our democracy, the best of Roman Republic, Greek democracy, a system of checks and balances, all of that also under assault and under attack at the same time?

Do we do it in a way that doesn't unmoor the very foundations of our democracy, the best of Roman Republic, Greek democracy, a system of checks and balances, all of that also under assault and under attack at the same time?

And how do we do it with the Democratic Party and the minority, but a Democratic Party that I think at this moment will be in its ascendancy as we start to assert ourselves much more aggressively because we all now need to be unified

And how do we do it with the Democratic Party and the minority, but a Democratic Party that I think at this moment will be in its ascendancy as we start to assert ourselves much more aggressively because we all now need to be unified

And how do we do it with the Democratic Party and the minority, but a Democratic Party that I think at this moment will be in its ascendancy as we start to assert ourselves much more aggressively because we all now need to be unified

across our differences, our interesting differences within the party in opposition of what this president is doing and the impacts we'll have in terms of our kids and our grandkids' lives.

across our differences, our interesting differences within the party in opposition of what this president is doing and the impacts we'll have in terms of our kids and our grandkids' lives.

across our differences, our interesting differences within the party in opposition of what this president is doing and the impacts we'll have in terms of our kids and our grandkids' lives.

Well, you know, we can do it from two positions. I think the answer to that is we use our formal authority to the extent we have it. Those in privileged positions of public service, in positions of elected office. I happen to be governor. So we use our moral authority. We push back. We assert ourselves. I mean, obviously, I called for a special session right after Donald Trump's election.

Well, you know, we can do it from two positions. I think the answer to that is we use our formal authority to the extent we have it. Those in privileged positions of public service, in positions of elected office. I happen to be governor. So we use our moral authority. We push back. We assert ourselves. I mean, obviously, I called for a special session right after Donald Trump's election.

Well, you know, we can do it from two positions. I think the answer to that is we use our formal authority to the extent we have it. Those in privileged positions of public service, in positions of elected office. I happen to be governor. So we use our moral authority. We push back. We assert ourselves. I mean, obviously, I called for a special session right after Donald Trump's election.

I signed that special session bill that allowed us to finance and litigate against the Trump administration. We've already advanced nine formal lawsuits in just a little over nine and a half, ten weeks. But we also have something that's even more powerful, and that's our moral authority. And I think that goes to the larger question of everybody, all of us. have to step up.

I signed that special session bill that allowed us to finance and litigate against the Trump administration. We've already advanced nine formal lawsuits in just a little over nine and a half, ten weeks. But we also have something that's even more powerful, and that's our moral authority. And I think that goes to the larger question of everybody, all of us. have to step up.