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Gavin Newsom: “4,000 members of my National Guard were federalized.”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published | Video Starts at 27:20

It was after he fertilized the National Guard, after we had 16 or 19 minute conversation where he didn't even bring it up and then lied about it the next day. 4,000, 4,000 members of my National Guard were federalized. 700 active duty Marines were not sent overseas, were sent to the second largest city in the United States of America. Hundreds are still sitting there. (27:20–27:25)

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