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Gavin Newsom: “I don't think Donald Trump wants another election.”

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Full Interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom | The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit

Published August 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 24:18

We have got to fight fire with fire. But I understand that's in Prop 50. But you're not saying. You think they're going to. Republicans are going to stop. I don't think Donald Trump wants another election. You think for a second he want. I have two dozen Trump 2028 hats his folks keep sending me. And you think he's gonna run again? (24:18–24:21)

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“4,000 National Guard were federalized. Over 700 members of the United States Marine, 95% of them did nothing.”
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“You have the largest private police force in the world.”
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“80% of you voted by mail in the last election. It was 82 and 86 in the previous elections.”
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“UC system attached over 13,800 active patents more than any other system in the world.”
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“One of the largest and most devastating wildfires in US history [occurred in California].”
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“He [the President] also threatened the American people happen to live in California, that he wouldn't provide aid.”
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“I see the damage firsthand to communities and this economy, our reputation, to our allies, the world we're trying to build.”
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“This is simply the most destructive and damaging individual in my lifetime that happens to be the President of the United States.”
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“Hundreds plus million dollars wasted, literally looking for an assignment.”
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“He kept hundreds of [National Guard] through Election Day.”
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“They're [foreign leaders] laughing behind his [Donald Trump's] back. He's being played everywhere.”
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“Mail and balloting happens, red states, blue states, predominant means which people exercise their fundamental rights.”
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“We, we've been involved in over 40 lawsuits.”
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“We deposed members of the border patrol, we deposed members of the military, General Sermon, among others, under oath in federal court on…”
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“Justice Breyer will come out with a first Posse Comitatus decision. It will have profound and far reaching impacts.”
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“We're still waiting for the appellate court decision. As it relates to the illegal tariffs.”
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“He has no right, legal right under the independent Emergency Powers act to advance [the tariffs].”
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“I also helped fund it [UC system].”
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“California came out leading the nation in terms of our response to anti Semitism.”
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“I'm one of the governors that visited Israel right after October 7th.”
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“We also went there with a field hospital.”
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“Prop 50, it's temporary. We maintain the independent Redistricting commission, by the way, as someone who has receipts supporting…”
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“We maintain the independent Redistricting Commission, except for a temporary period just for congressional seats.”
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“It's not only transparent, it's the most Democrat.”
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“54 decision on $800 million in NSF and NIH grants the Supreme Court selling everybody out, selling Congress out.”
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“He's tried to steal the last election. He's trying to rig it in plain sight this time.”
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“He's talking about eliminating voting machines he doesn't like.”
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“I reminded him, Chris, that we're actually protecting his legacy by maintaining the independent redistricting and affirming it.”
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“The Democratic Party is losing young men across the spectrum. It's a crisis for this party.”
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“The essence of the challenge of the party is weakness.”
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