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Gavin Newsom: “You saw we should have shut it down.”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published January 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 1:09:40

Personally, I thought as a creator. Well, I thought Tick Tock democracy. What do you. I think Tick Tock should have been. I. I think it was insane that China owned TikTok. You saw we should have shut it down. Yeah. I think it was insane that China owned TikTok. So. So I agreed with TikTok not being owned by China. Now. I don't know why. (1:09:40–1:09:43)

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Asserts that TikTok should have been shut down due to Chinese ownership.

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