Gavin Newsom: “You're getting near that smooth. The Smoot Hawley numbers…”

“One of the most self destructive things that we've experienced in modern American history. I mean the Attorney general just laid out the 22%. Some of them estimated as much as 26.7. 27% all in. But You're getting near that smooth. The Smoot Hawley numbers that every independent assessment said exacerbated the Great Depression. I mean, it's literally comparable to that. You know, I know a thing or two about China. I sat down with President Xi.” (02:33–02:42)

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