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Gavin Newsom: “Steve Bannon was arguing in favor of raising taxes on…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published | Video Starts at 03:17

What is less familiar was Bannon, who was in the midst time of this conversation, in the midst of a debate with members of Congress, particularly Republican members of Congress, where he Steve Bannon was arguing in favor of raising taxes on corporations and raising taxes on the 1%. In this clip we have a conversation where I actually interject and challenged him that he was arguing for sounded a lot like California's progressive tax system system. (03:17–03:50)

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Asserts that Steve Bannon supported increasing taxes on corporations and the wealthy.

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