Newsom slams red state governors on DC trip, stoking speculation about his future
by Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times
Jul 14, 2022
4 minutes
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he's frustrated with Republicans and Democrats.
He's tired of conservatives criticizing California and rolling back rights. And he's irked that his own national party isn't fighting harder in the culture war.
If they won't, he said, he will. He pushed back in a recent television ad in Florida. In an interview Monday. And in a speech in Washington, D.C., Wednesday as he accepted an education award on behalf of the state he governs â while stoking speculation about his possible presidential ambitions.
"This is someone very proud of the state, that's sick and tired of the state getting bashed 24/7 by the right wing," Newsom told The Times before heading east. "I
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