Gavin Newsom: “Thousands were deployed here after the fires and during the…”

“We have National Guard down at the border mission tasked appropriately to address the issue of fentanyl interdiction, drug interdiction, working in partnership with Border Patrol, have been for years and years and years. Thousands were deployed here after the fires and during the midst of the fires to help support public safety. We used thousands of our National Guard to address the issue of public safety during the George Floyd riots.” (08:13–08:21)

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