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Gavin Newsom: “Trump administration is a corruption story. It's the great…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published May 19, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:38

I mean, it's so alarming. 17, by the way. Not 1.8. It's 1776. Joke's on you, I guess. Or on all of us. This is a corruption story, plain and simple. Trump administration is a corruption story. It's the great grift. And it's taking shape on a daily basis in every way shape, form. You didn't even mention the $230 million at the DOJ that he's also trying to extract, not just that $10 billion now $1.8 billion settlement. (02:38–02:42)

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“32 of the 50 top market cap AI companies [are] in our backyard, the state of California.”
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“10% of people own 2/3 the wealth. Same 10% own 93% of the value of the stock market.”
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“We're spending more on interest than we are national defense.”
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“40% GDP growth [in California]... since 2019.”
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“You didn't even mention the $230 million at the DOJ that he's also trying to extract, not just that $10 billion now $1.8 billion settlement.”
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“We've talked a lot about the $400 million plan, which is not $400 million. It was over $900 million in the Pentagon budget to Retrofit the…”
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“Brendan Carr saying he didn't like the war coverage and is considering now investigating certain media outlets.”
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“The ballroom that he promised would be private in terms of its contribution. Now he's asking a billion dollars of your taxpayers money.”
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“Over 30 [state house races] have flipped from red to blue. Not one blue to red.”
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“We raised $118 million [for Proposition 50].”
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“The most regressive taxes in the United States of America are [in] red states.”
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“Bloomberg just came out with a piece that should just disabuse everyone in this. California derangement syndrome. The top performing economy…”
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“$106 billion record breaking venture capital [in California].”
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“We've seen a 59% increase in the number of new housing construction since 2019.”
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“A 56% reduction in the time for permitting [for housing construction].”
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“I threatened to veto the budget unless we got the housing bills done.”
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“That's why we're having billionaire tax, wealth tax debates in my home state and all across the United States.”
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“That's why I raised the minimum wage to $25 for health care workers, 20 for fast food workers.”
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“You need employment insurance, universal basic income.”
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“You need a GoFundMe page now if you have a major medical issue.”
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“You have a health care system that's simply not viable.”
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“We saw with LGBTQ rights, saw women's rights. Now we're seeing it with civil rights and voting rights.”
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