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Gavin Newsom: “There's a direct thread that comes from the call [Trump]…”

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Published October 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 24:15

You're not prone to conspiracy theories. The idea, it may sound absurd to some, but I'll just underscore that. Look, I think There's a direct thread that comes from the call [Trump] made to Greg Abbott about finding five seats that he's, quote, unquote, entitled to. because he knows, all things being equal, he's going to lose the midterm elections and de facto his presidency ends. Sure, there'll be fire and fury, but they'll finally be congressional oversight. (24:15–24:25)

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Asserts that Trump called Greg Abbott to find five seats he believes he's entitled to.

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“A few months ago, of course, we saw 4,000 federalized guard, and we saw 700 active duty marines. We saw active duty Marines that weren't…”
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“In June of this year, in the second largest city in the United States of America, President [of the] United States called up 700 active duty…”
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“He didn't send them overseas. He sent them to, to an American city.”
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“It was just days after he had federalized some 4,000 National Guard.”
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“Unprecedented act done not at the behest of the state's governor myself, but against my advice, my counsel, certainly against my consent.”
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“We've seen similar actions by this president and Kristi Noem in Homeland Security in other major American cities, not least of which just in…”
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“The anticipation is we're going to see additional actions by this president all across the United States of America.”
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“This is unprecedented in modern American history.”
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“We had 14 of our national Guard men and women that were sent originally to Oregon against, again, our objections.”
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“They'd already been federalized by the Trump administration, sent to do training up in Oregon.”
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“The state of mind of the Trump administration, Tina, and jb, seems to be that it's just they paint a picture, lawlessness and complete…”
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“All he's doing is advancing the fundamental paradigm of law and order.”
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“We still have hundreds of federalized guards, 213 are still in your state doing absolutely nothing.”
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“He's going to lose the midterm elections and de facto his presidency ends.”
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“The largest domestic police force anywhere in the world, that my words seemingly are increasingly swearing an oath of office not to the…”
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“That fundamental system of checks and balances is not in balance right now because you have a supine Speaker Johnson and Congress that are…”
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