Gavin Newsom Calls On Speaker Johnson To Protect Small Businesses From The Fallout Of Trump Tariffs

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During a press conference on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) answered questions about protecting small businesses from the fallout of Trump's tariffs.

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00:00that's it that's part of that's what that's by definition crony uh capitalism because your fancy

00:12ceo may have gotten a cell phone and you made the call that's why i predicated what i said

00:17as it relates to cell phones on the work i've done for small business as as a foundational point

00:23and and that's why we're here with a small with small business um but that's exactly right

00:30what's their representation and that's where states come in that's where a state of mind

00:36to push back to be firm to be resolved um come in that's where leadership comes in speaker johnson

00:43that's where leadership comes in accountability responsibility speaker johnson to have the

00:47back of small businesses you claim to represent where the hell is congress the best greek democracy

00:54the roman republic three branches of government independent co-equal branches of government

00:59popular sovereignty the rule of law the rule of law you saw a federal judge today

01:06on contempt charges against the administration or at least asserting probable cause for contempt charges

01:12criminal charges against the trump administration on the fundamental rule of law the principles of our

01:18founding fathers the 250th anniversary of this great republic we're about to celebrate

01:25that has held this place together that has bound us together all of that being challenged a recklessness

01:32a wrecking ball to the principles of our founding fathers so i'm sorry to

01:37you ask me if i'm angry i'm i'm resolved that's all and uh and i'm proud of this state and i'm proud to have

01:48an attorney general and a legislature that get it and i'm proud to uh have this gift of uh having some agency

01:56uh and uh and having a little authority as governor uh and uh and having a little authority as governor

02:01to push back against us at this moment.

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