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Gavin Newsom: “The Attorney general just laid out the 22%. Some of them…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Governor Discusses Tariff Concerns and CEO Communication Initiative

Published | Video Starts at 02:27

I said the worst on goal in the history of this country. One of the most self destructive things that we've experienced in modern American history. I mean The Attorney general just laid out the 22%. Some of them estimated as much as 26.7. 27% all in. But you're getting near that smooth. The Smoot Hawley numbers that every independent assessment said exacerbated the Great Depression. I mean, it's literally comparable to that. (02:27–02:34)

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Asserts that tariffs are estimated to be between 22% and 27%.

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