And that's what's happening in the United States of America. Freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech. It's America in reverse. They're censoring historical facts. They're rewriting history. They're censoring books. 4,340 books. Libraries and in schools banned in the United States. of America. You're watching institutions. Any institution of independent thinking is under assault and attack by the Trump administration. You're seeing what's playing out in the streets of American cities. (01:34–01:40)

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Gavin Newsom: “4,340 books. Libraries and in schools banned in the United…”