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Gavin Newsom

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Gavin Newsom is the Governor of California.

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""Every dollar unlawfully taken must be refunded immediately — with interest. Cough up!""
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"Trump is lying about California again — time to take the phone away from grandpa and put him to sleep."
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"Trump is lying about California again—time to take the phone away from grandpa and put him to sleep."
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"It’s tragic. Our hearts go out to those that lost their lives and a community of skiers, a community of families from the Bay Area."
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"Imagine being triggered by THE WEATHER."
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"True snowflake behavior! ❄️"
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"Donald Trump has been illegally taxing your groceries, furniture, and cars for over a year. Time for a refund."
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"accuses Trump of directing politically motivated investigation"
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"a tragic incident"
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"Donald Trump isn't just coming after me because of my mean tweets."
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"Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime—they are simply trying to find one."
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"To Donald Trump, who I know is watching because he watches everything, I have a message for you. You can subpoena my records, you can investigate me, you can harass me."
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"Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets."
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"Because he hates that I've consistently called him out over and over again for his lies and deceit."
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"You can subpoena my records. You can investigate me. You can harass me. Put my name on every and any enemies list you have, but leave my wife and family out of your personal vendetta."
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"I urge Trump to leave my wife and family out of what I characterize as a personal and political vendetta."
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"The Justice Department has launched what I would call a politically motivated and 'weaponized' investigation targeting my family."
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"Investigators appear to be 'looking for a crime' rather than pursuing specific allegations."
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"Trump is directing a politically motivated investigation."
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"Newsom defiantly asked Trump to investigate him but pleaded for his family to be excluded from this conflict."
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"They have not found a crime — they are simply trying to find one."
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"Donald Trump isn't just coming after me because of my mean tweets."
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"One by one, anyone who has challenged Donald Trump has ended up on his hit list, and today I proudly join that list."
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"Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets, he’s coming after me because I am considering running for president."
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"You can subpoena my records. You can investigate me. You can harass me, but leave my wife and family out of your personal vendetta."
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"Time to pay the piper, Donald. These tariffs were nothing more than an illegal cash grab that drove up prices and hurt working families, so you could wreck longstanding alliances and extort them. Every dollar unlawfully taken must be refunded immediately — with interest. Cough up!"
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"California is going back to court because the Trump administration is violating federal law and pushing a reckless, unscientific childhood vaccine schedule that puts kids' lives at risk."
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"While we are not aware of any imminent threats at this time, we remain prepared for any emergency in our state."
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"flagrantly unconstitutional"
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"If Trump doesn’t like your coverage of the war, his FCC will pull your broadcast license. That is flagrantly unconstitutional."
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"If Trump doesn’t like your coverage of the war, his FCC will pull your broadcast license. That is flagrantly unconstitutional."
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"NO THANK YOU, WE BELIEVE IN FREE ELECTIONS!"
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"Grandpa’s talking about himself again. We wish him well — it’s never too late to seek mental treatment."
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"The farm workers movement and labour movement are much bigger than one man."
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"he’s still 'processing' the stunning abuse allegations against César Chavez, and urged for more reflection."
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"Nothing about this makes any sense."
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"If you thought the economy was bad with Trump’s war driving prices at the pump up… just wait until international travel is halted at some of the busiest airports in the world."
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"If you thought the economy was bad with Trump’s war driving prices at the pump, just wait until international travel is halted at some of the busiest airports in the world."
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"Talk about a stupid idea."
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"As we continue to learn more, these allegations from multiple sources are deeply troubling and must be taken seriously."
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"The allegations were deeply troubling."
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