Gavin Newsom: “The publisher, Ann got off from Penguin Press, said hold on…”

“The act origin story is I had focused in a very small way on this book, on my biography and submitted it to the publisher and they rejected it. The publisher, Ann got off from Penguin Press, said hold on, I didn't know anything about this. I didn't know about your background. I just assumed all the things that you just referenced and framed in your question. She goes that runs completely conscious.” (02:33–02:39)

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