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Gavin Newsom: “One out of seven [boys] don't even have a close friend.”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published January 9, 2026 | Video Starts at 1:15:19

It sounds so elementary mental, but it. Is. One of every two boys has not asked a woman out in person. They don't even know how. It's so One out of seven [boys] don't even have a close friend. I mean, it's. I mean, literally a friend. One. Friend. The human body needs to move outside with other human bodies. I mean, literally, it is the most evolutionary basic. (1:15:19–1:15:22)

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Asserts that approximately 14% of boys do not have a close friend.

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