Gavin Newsom: “I struggled to read a speech on a page.”

“I write about that struggle. I write about my mom saying it's okay to be average and a frustration that I was struggling to read. I talk about the fact that I struggled to read a speech on a page. That's why you don't see me do this. I could do it on a teleprompter, but spatially, I can't. It's not my skill set, but I make up for it in a lot of different ways.” (09:25–09:28)

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