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Gavin Newsom: “Two years ago, 4,340 books, if I recall the exact number…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published | Video Starts at 1:18:00

Because I. Because I was gonna make the political statement that I think removing books from the library, which is a bad idea. Yeah. You know, I think there was, Two years ago, 4,340 books, if I recall the exact number, were banned in libraries or schools across this country. This banning binge rewriting history, censoring historical facts, as if that makes us stronger and wiser. Yeah. It's like, hey, this person's going to be, you know, in charge of nuclear weapons or flying a fighter jet. (1:18:00–1:18:09)

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Asserts that 4,340 books were banned in libraries or schools in the U.S. two years ago.

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