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Gavin Newsom: “They had no problem in risking their political reputation by…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published | Video Starts at 1:16:23

Like there's always something you can do. Yes. And. And the problem is, I think our political leaders are not. Are not willing to risk their political careers. Well, They had no problem in risking their political reputation by trying to get rid of Rosa Park's race in the social studies books because it was woke. Right. As if race had anything to do with her story. They finally were called out on that, by the way, as you were called out of the Naval Academy. (1:16:23–1:16:33)

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Asserts that [some political leaders] attempted to remove Rosa Park's race from social studies books due to it being considered "woke."

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