Gavin Newsom: “The President of the United States never made it compelling…”

“But look, this is, it's stepping back. They're making it up as they go, you know, with the, you know, real reason. Please stand up. It'd be nice if it actually revealed himself. The President of the United States never made it compelling case, never made any case to the American people for taking this action. The imminent threat is illusory at best, doesn't exist. He's making it up in real time. It was about the nuclear program, which he said just months ago. He obliterated.” (05:51–05:59)

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