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Gavin Newsom: “You had this guy put BORTAC teams out near Dodger Stadium on…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published | Video Starts at 1:42:41

It's still happening. You have federalized National Guard still in California. You had 700 active duty Marines in the United States of America in the second largest city in my state. You had this guy put BORTAC teams out near Dodger Stadium on election day to chill free expression, free speech and a free election just a few weeks ago in California. This guy is not screwing around. We have to fight fire with fire. That's what Prop 50 is right in that reality. So it's situated the redistricting about it. (1:42:41–1:42:52)

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Asserts that BORTAC teams were deployed near Dodger Stadium on election day to suppress free expression and elections.

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