Gavin Newsom: “Foreign leaders have reached directly out to California to…”

“… kind of outreach that I've directly received as governor of a state that happens to be larger than 21 state populations combined, the fifth largest economy in the world, where Foreign leaders have reached directly out to California to express anxiety and concern from a subnational level. and look to engage us directly with all the volatility and the uncertainty again prior to this tariff announcement coming from the White House. So I think the consequences are off the charts and profound.” (21:34–22:06)

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