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Gavin Newsom: “He [Donald Trump] doesn't believe in fair and free…”

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Why Gavin Newsom refuses to be a "bystander" in this political moment

Published February 24, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:22

But he's consolidating power where we're trying to win an argument. We will lose our country. He's not screwing around. He [Donald Trump] doesn't believe in fair and free elections. He doesn't. I know this intimately. The day of that election, Prop 50, he sent out the BORTAC teams, those same masked men to Dodger Stadium to intimidate our diverse communities. (04:22–20:22)

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Asserts that Donald Trump does not believe in fair and free elections.

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