Gavin Newsom: “A president elect that was trying to take down an American…”

“And I was on my heels and I needed to get on my toes. I was experiencing something I was not prepared for. A president elect that was trying to take down an American city, trying to take down an American politician. in a way that I frankly was not prepared for. Six months later with the National Guard, I just, I started to shift tonally my temperament, my approach, and I'm on the other side.” (33:07–33:15)

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