Gavin Newsom: “4340 books were banned last year.”

“We've seen it across the board. These guys are censoring historical facts. They're quite literally rewriting history. They're on a banning, binge, banning not just abortion, but speech, banning books. 4340 books were banned last year. What do they all have in common? Sort of extraordinary moment in American history. But the moments that mark so much of our consciousness is we have a president who's back, who tried to wreck this country.” (39:22–39:26)

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