Gavin Newsom: “They've been buying off politicians.”

“And we need to call that out. For decades and decades, the oil industry has been playing each and every one of us in this room for fools. They've been buying off politicians. They've been denying and delaying science and fundamental information that they were privy to, that they didn't share, or they manipulated. Their deceit and denial.” (02:44–02:47)

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