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Gavin Newsom: “That's happened only because of the blowback and the outrage…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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… in Florida that they rewrote under the anti woke act and they removed Rosa Parks race. Absolutely. Because it was, quote unquote, too insensitive. That's exactly right. That happened. Yeah, That's happened only because of the blowback and the outrage that major national publisher that was threatened by other states. Did they back off. It is kind of interesting you bring up Florida. Frederica Wilson, congresswoman from Florida. I was on a zoom or virtual meeting with her the other day and she brought up the same thing you just brought up. (52:38–52:49)

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Asserts that a major national publisher backed off from changes due to blowback and threats from other states.

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