California Governor Gavin Newsom doesn’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. The presumptive 2028 presidential candidate knows that it’s blowing against wokeness. As recently as November, Newsom called a special session of the state legislature to “Trump-proof” California laws and defend “California values” against the incoming administration on matters of immigration, abortion, and LGBT rights. Yet on Thursday, in the very first episode of his new podcast “This is Gavin Newsom,” the governor rejected usage of the word “Latinx,” proudly insisted that his state law enforcement officials “coordinate with ICE on … deportation,” called efforts to defund the police “lunacy,” agreed that the Republican Party’s “Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you” campaign ad was “devastating” for Democrats, referred to transgender Americans as “these poor people” wracked by “anxiety and depression,” and proclaimed biological male athletes competing in girls sports to be “deeply unfair.”
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