Gavin Newsom: “I was not prepared for what they were able to do. And it was…”

“… largest media markets in the world, California, in terms of the size, scope and scale of some of the biggest media conglomerates that operate out of here and communication specialists. I was not prepared for what they were able to do. And it was combination of President elect Donald Trump, it was combined with the weaponization of grievance that was coming from these surround sound networks and the propaganda networks and then Elon Musk piling on. And it was a wake up call, a big time wake up call. That's the antidote where you have to say I see what they're doing.” (17:54–18:10)

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