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Gavin Newsom: “We were the first state, I was the first governor to…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published | Video Starts at 13:58

… and some of those costs to claw back the cost of the bill as it relates to the tariffs. The tariffs were illegal from day one. We were in Fresno. We were the first state, I was the first governor to announce the lawsuit with Attorney General Bonta on the illegal tariffs. under the emergency authority that Donald Trump was asserting. Shocking to me that three members of the Supreme Court actually agree with Donald Trump. (13:58–14:06)

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Asserts that California was the first state to announce a lawsuit against the tariffs.

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