Gavin Newsom: The Next President Of The United States?
3/2/202654 min
What happened on a ridiculous midnight phone call between Donald Trump and the Governor of California? Why does Gavin Newsom believe the President will be crushed in the mid-terms? What is Newsom’s tactic for trolling Trump? Will Newsom run for president in 2028?
Alastair and Rory are joined by Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, to answer all of this and more.
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First 90 secondsAlastair Campbell· Host0:00
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Gavin Newsom· Guest0:12
Those that think they know me may be very surprised by the actual story of my childhood and my life. I think our politics is radically changing and reorganizing. Part of that is we need to change and reorganize our thinking, our relationship with the public. Donald Trump, he's the most corrupt president in American history. I don't think people fully have absorbed what we're up against day to day. He's about to get crushed in the midterms.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:36
Absolutely sure about that.
Gavin Newsom· Guest0:37
Absolutely sure of it.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:39
Is that one of the reasons why you've taken this very aggressive social media strategy- Yeah ... that has got a lot of traction around the world?
Gavin Newsom· Guest0:47
It shifted after a phone call that I had with Trump. Trump called me late at night, and it begins with the following. God as my witness, he says- Are you definitely going to run? Um- This episode is brought to you by IG.
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