So Much to Unpack with Governor Gavin Newsom

Summary

Podcast Summary: "So Much to Unpack with Governor Gavin Newsom"

Podcast Information:

• Title: I've Had It
• Hosts: Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan
• Episode: So Much to Unpack with Governor Gavin Newsom
• Release Date: October 31, 2024
• Description: Join Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan and their special guests on “I’ve Had It” for a comedic, feel-good exploration of the things they’ve “had it” with!

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1. Unexpected Guest Appearance

The episode kicks off with hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan expressing their surprise and excitement at having California Governor Gavin Newsom as a guest.

• Co-host 2 (Angie “Pumps” Sullivan):
  “All right, patriots and gay triots, it's another great day, and I've had it.” [01:11]

• Co-host 1:
  “And much to our surprise, we keep rolling out a lister after a lister, and nobody is as shocked as we are that we're sitting here with the governor today, unfortunately.” [01:18]

2. Critique of Donald Trump and Project 2025

Governor Newsom delves into a scathing critique of former President Donald Trump, highlighting Trump's lack of empathy and manipulative nature. He references "Project 2025," a strategic blueprint aimed at reversing progressive gains.

• Governor Gavin Newsom:
  “Donald Trump... his just lack of empathy, decency, honor. And it's just beyond me.” [02:20]

• Governor Gavin Newsom:
  “Project 2025 blueprint. 922 pages, 270 proposals, specifically that Trump himself has endorsed. His fingerprints are all over this. It is a blueprint.” [08:24]

3. Women’s Rights and Support for Marginalized Communities

The conversation shifts to the importance of women's rights and the role men play in supporting women, especially concerning healthcare. Newsom emphasizes the ongoing battles for reproductive rights and broader civil liberties.

• Co-host 2:
  “And there is this whole lean that MAGA does into this toxic masculinity and kind of beating women down and controlling women. And what do you think a man's role... should be in a woman's life when it comes to her healthcare?” [04:15]

• Governor Gavin Newsom:
  “171,000 women that had to leave their states to access reproductive care... That's daylight and darkness.” [07:05]

4. Economic Success of California vs. Red States

Newsom contrasts California's robust economy with the struggling economies of predominantly red states. He attributes California's success to diversity, inclusion, and entrepreneurial spirit.

• Governor Gavin Newsom:
  “32 of the top 50 AI companies are here in the state of California... We're not practicing the politics of inclusion.” [19:35]

• Governor Gavin Newsom:
  “71% of this country's gross domestic product emanates in blue counties, metros... The highest infant mortality and maternal mortality are in red states.” [19:59]

5. Immigration Policies and Economic Impacts

The discussion navigates the critical role of immigration in economic growth. Newsom argues that restrictive immigration policies detrimentally impact California’s economy and the broader United States.

• Governor Gavin Newsom:
  “One of the reasons again, our economy outperforms... is because of immigration.” [24:30]

• Governor Gavin Newsom:
  “The impact the American economy would be profound. They've done the work. They're ready to go.” [24:55]

6. Gun Control and Gun Violence

Addressing the tragic loss of a young podcast production assistant due to gun violence, Newsom advocates for common-sense gun safety measures, including background checks and banning assault weapons. He criticizes the entrenched gun lobby's influence on politics.

• Co-host 2:
  “A young man... was shot and killed. Gun violence. And we've been devastated.” [30:09]

• Governor Gavin Newsom:
  “Gun safety saves lives, period. It's not complicated. We see that in states like California with below average gun murder rates.” [31:33]

7. "Had It or Hit It" Segment

In a lighter segment titled "Had It or Hit It," Newsom engages in playful banter with the hosts, responding humorously to pop culture references and corporate jargon.

• Co-host 1:
  “Had it or hit it. Gender reveal party.” [35:23]

• Governor Gavin Newsom:
  “Now, this one's a little... Had it.” [35:38]

8. Closing Remarks and Call to Action

The episode concludes with a call to action for listeners to vote, emphasizing the importance of participation in the upcoming elections.

• Co-host 2:
  “All right, everybody get out and vote on November 5th. Do it for America.” [38:28]

Notable Quotes Overview

• “Donald Trump... his just lack of empathy, decency, honor.” — Governor Gavin Newsom [02:20]

• “Project 2025 blueprint... It is a blueprint.” — Governor Gavin Newsom [08:24]

• “171,000 women that had to leave their states to access reproductive care.” — Governor Gavin Newsom [07:05]

• “71% of this country's gross domestic product emanates in blue counties, metros.” — Governor Gavin Newsom [19:59]

• “Gun safety saves lives, period.” — Governor Gavin Newsom [31:33]

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Conclusion

In this episode of "I've Had It," Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan engage in a profound and candid discussion with Governor Gavin Newsom, tackling pressing issues such as political leadership, women's rights, economic policies, immigration, and gun control. Through a blend of serious discourse and light-hearted segments, the podcast offers listeners valuable insights into the current political landscape and the challenges facing California and the broader United States.

Transcript

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[Co-host 1]

So, are we supposed to start the podcast?

[Co-host 2]

Ready?

[Pumps]

One, two, three.

[Co-host 2]

All right, patriots and gay triots, it's another great day, and I've had it.

[Co-host 1]

And much to our surprise, we keep.

[Co-host 2]

Rolling out a lister after a lister, and nobody is as shocked as we are that we're sitting here with the governor today, unfortunately.

[Gavin Newsom]

So we called the governor of California, and I'm happy to substitute. It's good to be with you.

[Co-host 2]

It's Governor Gavin Newsom. How are you?

[Gavin Newsom]

I'll tell you in a week. I will tell you in a week. I got no feelings and emotions, and I'm going to let them all out on a list.

[Co-host 2]

Are you freaking out? We're kind of freaking out.

[Gavin Newsom]

Thank you for the question. Yes, of course. How can you not freak out? It's daylight and darkness, chaos versus competency, right and wrong. Right. I mean, yeah. Unity, division. You can keep going in that frame. I mean, you can get into, like, even, like, political science terms liberalism versus illiberalism. I mean, it's. It's existential. I really feel that as a guy who was on the receiving end for a couple years of Trump. Remember, I was governor at the time, going back and forth during the COVID years. So I know a thing or two about what's to come if he pulls this off.

[Pumps]

What about him saying, oh, I'm gonna withhold water to California because Newsom doesn't officially.

[Gavin Newsom]

Yeah. Do his bidding.

[Pumps]

Yeah. Right.

[Gavin Newsom]

What's next level insanity. I mean, it's the most un American thing you can do. There's 40 million Americans that live in the state of California, and he's saying he wouldn't support fire suppression to take care of communities. Impacted Americans impacted by wildfires. Unless I do his bidding on a completely tangential issue or is bidding on any issue. I mean, that's. That's. And by the way, it's not the first time he said that, and it's not the first time he tried to do it. Meaning in the past, he actually threatened to withhold funds. Not only when I was governor, even before I was governor and lieutenant governor, you had to call him. You had to call him in the Oval. You had to grovel in order for him to do the right thing for the American people. It says everything about his character. I mean, his just lack of empathy, decency, honor. And it's just beyond me. The vast majority of people that he'd also impact are in rural parts of our state that are predominantly Trump supporters in the first place, and he doesn't care about them. And they've been misled to think this guy cares about him. He laughs about his supporters behind their back. I don't think that I know it. I've been on those phone calls with him. I hope one day all those recordings are public of the way he talks about his own supporters, his disdain for the people he claims to care about. He uses them as pawns. Forgive me for being so intense, but that's how I feel about this election and about the lack of character of this man, Donald Trump.

[Co-host 2]

Well, we feel that because we live in a state, Oklahoma, with a total abortion ban, and he carries probably 65% of the state. And you see MAGA policies already in place in Oklahoma. You see Project 2025 already rolling out. We're ranked 49th or 50th in education. We're ranked 50th best place for women to live, which is dead last.

[Gavin Newsom]

But it's gonna change when you read the Ten Commandments, right?

[Co-host 2]

That's right.

[Co-host 1]

That's what it's about to change.

[Gavin Newsom]

Like everyone, it's. I mean, it's comedy, isn't it?

[Co-host 2]

But let's talk about the women, because they're saying women can make a huge impact in this election. And let's talk about the role that men need to have to support women, which is a little bit more than half of the population. And there is this whole lean that MAGA does into this toxic masculinity and kind of beating women down and controlling women. And what do you think a man's role, not only as a governor, but just as a husband or a father should be in a woman's life when it comes to her healthcare?

[Gavin Newsom]

Well, I mean, how do we Unpack all of that. I mean, and look, I think, you know, in every way, I think about this election in, you know, in terms of, you know, transformation versus restoration, those that want to bring us back to a pre 1960s world, pre1950s, maybe after listening to Madison Square Garden pre 40s world. And I think that's really vivid as it relates to not just the rhetoric of this campaign, but that Project 2025 blueprint. 922 pages, 270 proposals, specifically that Trump himself has endorsed. 75% of the authors are people that worked in the Trump administration. His fingerprints are all over this. It is a blueprint. It will tell you everything you need to know. But what you just said is what other people need to know. And that is you've already seen this regression. You've already seen this effort to restore a pre1960s world and put America in reverse in states like yours. And states have been on the front lines of the rights battles. And it's not just women's rights, access to abortion, or now contraception, which is obviously under assault, but it's voting rights, civil rights, LGBTQ rights. Again, America in reverse. And so that's the. Forgive the language, it's sort of the dialectic. That's the friction. That's the debate we're having in this country. But it's also a debate that has been raging for the last five or six years in states like yours, in places like Louisiana, in places like Tennessee, obviously Texas, and don't even get me started on Florida. And so people can see vividly what that world looks like. They can see a world where OBGYN says, I can never unsee what I saw in Louisiana, where I saw a 13 year old raped, clutching her teddy bear as she was giving birth to a rapist baby. That's Trump's America Today. 171,000 women that had to leave their states to access reproductive care, 64,000 pregnancies already that have happened since Trump's ban across this country because of rapes. I mean, that's the world we're living in today. That's why I say this is daylight and darkness. It's not complex. But when it comes to the hierarchy that you're speaking of around masculinity, gender roles, that's gonna be the next level. Post game analysis. The focus now on what's been happening in this space for years and years. Sort of this trend line that's a headline and it's framed in terms of toxicity. And this Sort of this Joe Roganification, dare I say, of sort of our politics, sort of the white male, this almost grievance victimization mindset like Trump, really the white victim, the trust fund victim, and how that's playing out. But there's also this trendline of what's happening to men as it rel to the larger trend lines in society and how women are sort of dominating in so many categories as it relates to educational achievement, as it relates to opportunity, even sort of a happiness from a suicidal frame, what's happening to men. And I think those go to a hierarchical structure around power, dominance and aggression, which is so much of the Trump brand versus empathy and care and collaboration that I think are deeply entrenched in the values that are more universal that go to the specific answer to your question of what I think men, that's a superpower. We should be supporting women, supporting our families in that frame, in that framework of partnership and the potency that is around empathy and care and being compassionate about others.

[Co-host 2]

You brought up Project 2025. And Trump has tried to distance himself from it, but we all know that his Name's mentioned over 300 times in it.

[Gavin Newsom]

That's a joke.

[Co-host 2]

And he is literally in bed with these guys. We know he is, but here's how I know that he's going to use that. Trump is intellectually lazy. This is a man that doesn't care about policy. People in his own administration said they would have him in the Situation Room, and he was too busy cap lock tweeting to care about policy, to care about foreign policy. And so you know that when somebody has already written all of this stuff out, he's so easy to turn the dial. All you have to say is, you're so great if you do this, you're going to be the best president ever. And that's why he's so dead dangerous. Don't you think?

[Gavin Newsom]

He is the most easily manipulated person I've ever met in my life, and I'm that. And I'm not overstating that. I've never known someone so easily manipulated, so easily charmed, so easy to get what you want from him. Think about that. If you're Putin, you're Kim Jong Un, you're Xi and these other guys, what a gift a guy like Trump is because you know, you can spin them on your finger. I mean, I won't say which president I was talking to related to the old NAFTA deal. They said it was great when he renegotiated NAFTA because we got everything we wanted. He just had to win. He had to be the guy that did it. And we got every to your point, because he doesn't care. He doesn't major in the minors. He doesn't even minor in the minors. He doesn't care about the details. He cares about the win. He doesn't care if he's a heel or a hero. He cares if he's the star. Right? And so when you have that mindset as a foreign leader, as an adversary, or as an oligarch in waiting like Elon Musk and all these others that want something carved out for them, then this is the recipe for. I mean, this again, this is why this election is so existential. This is a recipe for something we simply are not prepared for as a country. This is not Trump 1.0. This is Trump 2.0. In that 2025 blueprint, to your point, specifically lays it out. They've done the work. They're ready to go. They've told you they've got hundreds of executive orders already written. So when you talk about day one, they're not screwing around. It took them years to figure it out. They were so lazy in that first term because I don't think they expected to win. And they woke up figuring out. But they started to wind up. Now we've got all of that passed. They have been investing in the present in order to advance a future that I frankly don't think many of us are included.

[Co-host 1]

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[Pumps]

I'm a little bit petty. You should know that about me. And so you know our governor in Oklahoma, we've withdrawn all protections for the LBGTQIA plus community. All discrimination protections. And so you made a policy that California wouldn't pay for state funded travel to go to places such as ours.

[Co-host 1]

Loved it.

[Gavin Newsom]

Oh yeah, we loved it.

[Co-host 2]

We loved it. No and gay. The LGBTQ people in Oklahoma love that. They appreciate it. So if somebody fought for them when their own government wouldn't.

[Gavin Newsom]

I appreciate it. I appreciate it.

[Co-host 2]

So go on. This is a big question for you.

[Pumps]

So then our governor, who we have a little nickname for, but we won't share it out of respect for your audience.

[Gavin Newsom]

No, no, I need to hear it. I need. Cause I'm a fellow governor. It's okay. It's bad. I walk the Streets with. I'm called new scum by that Trump guy every day. I'm ready. Let's go. Let's go.

[Co-host 2]

Telling pumps we call him Governor.

[Gavin Newsom]

Okay, that's pretty. That's interesting. I gotta be careful how I respond to that. Cause I just. I wanna act like I appreciate that.

[Pumps]

Okay, so he banned state funded travel to California. So we were wondering, how did that affect your economy?

[Gavin Newsom]

Well, it destroyed it. We flatlined. I mean, it's a direct cause and effect. Yeah, that was pretty damaging. No, the hard part is, I mean, Right. You know, when we did that, there was a few states in mind. And then all of a sudden we started to see this rights regression in all these other states. Not just against LGBTQ rights, but, I mean, these assaults on women, just broadly defined. And so that number, that list kept expanding. And then it was like, jesus, we can't go anywhere. We're down to like six states or something, I want to say. And so we kind of loosened it up a little bit.

[Co-host 2]

I want to say this. So many people, there are all these blue dots, maybe even people that are apolitical, that are members of marginalized communities. And when your government starts pil. Piling on and your governor piles on and they remove discrimination protections and you live in this red state and you don't have the money to move out, and you hear a governor from another state fight for you, it means something.

[Gavin Newsom]

I love that.

[Co-host 2]

It echoes through the cell phone, it echoes through the tv. And it means something because people are bullied enough when they're members of that community. Sometimes their first bully is their parent or their church, and then it is piled on to where it's your government and it's a systemic bullying. So when you do something like that, just know that all over all of these red states, there's a community of people that say, thank you for standing up to these bullies. These, you know, like the Kevin Stitts. I'll tell you, our nickname for Ron DeSantis is Governor Kitten Heels. Because, you know, wears the booster heels. You don't have to comment.

[Gavin Newsom]

Listen, listeners, we're not still in a debate. I have a lot of thoughts. Thoughts, no comments.

[Co-host 2]

But I want to talk to you about the economy.

[Gavin Newsom]

I'm going to cut you off.

[Co-host 2]

Okay, Please.

[Gavin Newsom]

Because what you said is so important. I mean, I like, literally, I'm not like, this is. I know I'm in Hollywood. You think I'm faking it. I like getting emotional. When you said what you just said. I hate bullies. I don't like people talking down to people. I don't like seeing people getting hurt. I don't like members of the LGBT community being talked to, talked down to human beings, man. Weaponizing. I mean talking, belittling people with intellectual disabilities, rewriting history, censoring historical facts primarily against the African American and the gay community. The gag rules and the private sector gag rules on issues related to dei. The weaponization that you see now in ESG and all of this, it's all about attacking vulnerable people. The grace of God go any of us. The trans community just want to survive. I mean any of us. So it's. This is why I got into politics. And my mom worked for Aid to adoption of special kids. A bolt family with kids with intellectual and physical developmental disabilities. I'm deeply involved in Best buddies and Special Olympics. Consequence of that, it's like my why. It's what drives me. Stand up for ideals, strike out against injustice and there's nothing worse than a bully. And so what you said, I appreciate because I don't know that. Right. I mean I do billboards in other states, I've done ads in other states, you know, trying to say you matter, we care, doesn't matter where you're from, where you live. And so it's nice to know that maybe that's noticed once in a while.

[Co-host 2]

It really is. It matters more than you can imagine because it's overwhelming for people that live in these red states that are members of these marginalized communities. And the pile on is just so massive in the communities and then when it starts with the executors at the top of the state and this trickle down bullying that the Republican Party does it, they feel it. So when you hear a champion fight for you and say that you matter and we love you and we support you just as you are, that's all people want. Something so simple.

[Gavin Newsom]

Amen. I appreciate.

[Co-host 2]

I want to move on to the economy. A lot of people in our state that I would say are moderate politically and I think that you can translate this in every state they always go to this default setting that, well, I'm socially liberal but fiscally conservative.

[Gavin Newsom]

That's kind of an 80s thing, right? 2,020.

[Co-host 2]

Well, it's still very alive and well for people that are looking for permission structures to vote for whom I believe is fascist Donald Trump, they look for this permission structure. And if you look at where the bottom ranking economies of states, they're all these southern states and you look at the top economy, I think yours is fourth in the world.

[Gavin Newsom]

Fifth in the world.

[Co-host 1]

Fifth in the world.

[Gavin Newsom]

Yeah. India. Watch us. India is growing, right? I think we may be six soon. That's not because we're slowing down, it's they're just expanding.

[Co-host 2]

But listener, that's USA is number one. And then four slots down is the state of California. So if you're this radical commie.

[Gavin Newsom]

Yeah, no, no, I mean, when does socialism kick in? I know it kick in.

[Co-host 2]

When does it kick in here?

[Gavin Newsom]

I mean. Oh, there's again so much to unpack in that simple question. Let me even break it down a little bit more. 71% of this country's gross domestic product, 71% of the economy emanates in blue counties, metros, 71% of the American economy. It's not just these blue states that are the give or takes and a lot of the red states, taker states, but you also look at across the spectrum of issues in some of these red states, the dominant, the highest murder states out of the top 10 are all red states. You look at infant mortality, you look at maternal mortality, the highest infant mortality and maternal mortality are in red states. The lowest life expectancy in red states, the lowest wages in red states, the lowest insured rates in red states. You look across the spectrum in the vernacular 60s ignorance and poverty and disease, you'll find it disproportionately in those red states. Yet this economic message somehow is working from the paradigm that all we need is to express ourselves from the lens of sort of economic policy emanating from a red state mindset, which is lunacy, absolute lunacy. It's the diversity and the dynamism, it's the growth and the inclusion that defines the best of this capitalistic state that I represent, that embraces and celebrates free enterprise.

[Co-host 2]

Are you pushing back on the socialist claims?

[Gavin Newsom]

It's comedy. I mean, I agree. The economic output, the dynamism or the tentpole of the United States economy for decades and decades and decades. Number one in research and development and two way trade, number one in innovation and venture capital. More scientists, engineers, more Nobel laureates in the state than any other state in America. It's a point of deep pride that we've created those conditions which include this notion of being welcoming. Going back to the previous point we were making, part of our economic policy is around promoting our diversity. 42% of the startups, immigrant or immigrant families, 42%. You look at the number of Fortune 500 companies started by immigrants or their family members. It's the reason California has dominated. It's the reason we dominate. 32 of the top 50 AI companies are here in the state of California, birthplace of life science and nanotechnology. This is the center of that because we get first round draft choices from the rest of the world, because people feel included, they feel heard. I was involved in gay marriage many decades ago, 2000 and gosh, 2004, and what we refer to as the winter, not summer of love in San Francisco. And I married, sort of a radical notion at the time as mayor, just got sworn in a few days later. I'm marrying same sex couples from 46 states, six countries around the world. And I wasn't joking. People thought, I joked, I said this was an economic development strategy. And they said, what? Oh, and they said, oh, yeah, because everyone's going to Tiffany's to buy a ring. I said, no, no, no, because I wanted people around the world to know that our city sees them, they matter, we care. And we want them to know if they come to San Francisco, the best and the brightest that are going to feel included and they can live their lives out loud and be fully expressive. And that's what makes for a dynamic economy. And that's the greatness of America. You're In a state, 27% of the state is foreign born. We're majority minority. We're living together and advancing together and prospering together across every conceivable imaginable difference. We're not perfect, God help us. Quite the contrary. Spent most of the early morning, a little bit of the afternoon in skid row here dealing with homelessness this morning. I'm not naive, but, boy, it is the secret sauce. It's the reason these states are so successful and the reason so many other states struggle because they're not practicing the politics of inclusion.

[Co-host 2]

And if Trump had his way, he would round up immigrants. He said, the person who authored this was on 60 Minutes and he said, they asked the question, what would you do if the child was illegal immigrant and the parents illegal, he said, would deport the whole family.

[Gavin Newsom]

Sick.

[Co-host 2]

What? But aside from this being inhumane, grotesque, evil, all of those things, set that aside because that's just, that's there and that's what that is. What economic. For the fiscal conservatives, what economic impact would be deporting this, that group of people from your state or from the entire United States? What economic fallout would ensue, would be comedically devastating.

[Gavin Newsom]

And there's no objective economist hasn't looked at his plan and said anything dissimilar. I mean, they're Talking about Project 2025 is not just about illegal immigration, which by the way, as we know now, border crossings are the lowest level since Trump presidency. So that's just number one. Number two, as it relates to the issue of immigration, one of the reasons again, our economy outperforms and the reason it has consistently outperformed the last three and a half, four years, the rest of the world, is because of immigration. You look at the cause and effect of our immigration policy, it's actually benefited our capacity in terms of our 3%, 3.1% GDP growth the last three, three and a half years. So for us in California, from Silicon Valley to the Central Valley, from the ag community to the innovation capital of the globe, a hospitality state, a state of dreamers and doers, of entrepreneurs and innovators, a state that, that has just had record breaking tourism, etc. The impact would be incalculable. The impact the American economy would be profound. They want to reduce legal immigration, not just reduce illegal immigration. But here's the moral point as well. I live in a state where more mixed status families than any other state in America, ripping people apart in mass deportation camps. The chilling impact of that, the impact that would have in small businesses, the impact that would have in terms of truth and trust and community, neighbor to neighbor, the spirit and sort of the spirit of father cause in the Bible and this notion of love thy neighbor and this idea that kids would no longer go to school or someone who's injured, not go to an emergency room at fear that the doctor admitting them is a deportation specialist or the crossing guard is going to deport the family. The impact to crime rates would go through the roof because victims of crimes and witnesses of crimes wouldn't go forward to talk to law enforcement in that environment. In every one of those categories, education and healthcare, economic output. This is serious and he's serious about this. And that guy is just a, he's just a, he's just a loudmouth pundit on Fox. And because Trump likes to, you know, he's just a casting director, he says that's the kind of guy that looks like the guy who should run that agency and had a shot or two at it and was as bad as it gets. One of the worst records in that office in terms of how he weaponized that agency in the past. I hope everybody takes a look at that 60 Minutes interview.

[Co-host 1]

It was chilling, Pops. Our ability to suck and then wake up the next day and suck more right than the previous day is undefeated.

[Gavin Newsom]

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[Co-host 2]

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[Gavin Newsom]

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[Co-host 2]

Okay, now I want to shift gears to gun control. What?

[Gavin Newsom]

Are we going to talk? Can we. I know this is dark. We're talking. This is tough stuff.

[Co-host 1]

I know we're about to do fun stuff.

[Co-host 2]

We're going to do fun stuff today. We're going to do fun stuff.

[Co-host 1]

All right, all right.

[Gavin Newsom]

Bring it on.

[Co-host 2]

A couple weeks ago, a young man that worked full time for us on our podcast, Production assistant.

[Gavin Newsom]

Yeah.

[Co-host 2]

Was shot and killed. Horrible and murdered. Gun violence. And we have been. It's been devastating. And there's been this. When somebody dies that you love so much, such a bright light. You have all of this grief. I've never known somebody that I love so much that got shot. So there's this whole other component that I'm facing emotionally and intellectually from the grief of missing him. His name was Javier. We called him Javi. The grief of missing Javi every single day, seeing a smiling face every day at the office to realizing he died of inaction. Inaction killed him. And I started looking up the laws in Oklahoma, and it's like, I mean, guns have more rights than women do in our state and voters. It's maddening that we are the only first world country with all of this wealth, with all of these brilliant people, and we fail. So miss. At protecting citizens and kids in school from guns.

[Gavin Newsom]

Yeah. Well, number one killer of our children is guns. I mean, you'd think a country that claims to care about the next generation, cares about families and family values, cares about their children and youth, that they would stop the tracks and hold themselves to a higher level of accountability to address the number one killer of our children, but they won't. Because they're fully enthralled in the arms and hands and pockets of the gun lobby. And broadly defined, not just the nra, but the gun manufacturers themselves. And the political cowardice of these folks is just disgraceful. I mean, it's literally disgraceful. There's no other place on planet Earth we know this. It's rodent cliched. These mass shootings just don't exist anywhere. And I really worry that it's becoming. It's kind of like I felt that way with the two big hurricanes in the south the last month almost normalized, like school shootings. We've almost kind of accepted it now. And we're not sort of stopping our tracks saying, what the hell is going on? But one thing I know, I don't think it, I know it. And the data bears it out. Gun safety saves lives, period. Full stop. It's not complicated. And we see that in states like California with below average gun murder rates. You look at the gun murder rates of these red states, it's off the charts. It's off the charts. Gun safety saves lives. Dealing with these weapons of war, these weapons of mass destruction. You're also protecting the lives of law enforcement. The people you lay claim to care about that are outgunned. Look what happened in Uvalde. One of the reasons they said it, the police didn't even go in is they were outgunned. They were scared about the weapon that the bad guy had. And then you have these idiots saying, well, we just need to harden the doors. Or, how about this? Let's get everybody armed. Every teacher should just have a little gun. Say, oh, there's one of my students coming in with an AK40. Hold on one second. I have to go into my purse or my pocket to get a gun. And then they're just going to randomly. Or wait, that wasn't the shooter. That was someone else. It's asinine. They're not serious people. So serious people focus on gun safety. We still protect. We revere the right of people to hunt and protect themselves. No one's suggesting that. No one's looking to knock on every door and steal your guns. All that bs total crap that these guys spew on the other side. But it's common sense. You should be old enough. If you're going to buy a beer, buy a gun. 21, not 18. You should have a background check. My God, why do you want someone not to have a background check? This is crazy that you wouldn't want that. And by the way, the American people are not divided on this, right? The American people overwhelmingly are united on common sense. Gun safety, large capacity magazine clips, background checks, addressing the issue of assault weapons, and specifically on the issues around just domestic violence and issues around common sense that define again, a perspective that's not present in our politics because one party is bought and paid for by the gun lobby, the Republican Party.

[Co-host 2]

Okay, you ready to play? Have fun here.

[Pumps]

Finally, fun.

[Co-host 2]

It's called had it or hit it. Oh, my God.

[Co-host 1]

Welcome to Hat it or hit it. I would hit it.

[Gavin Newsom]

Had it.

[Pumps]

Had it.

[Co-host 1]

I hit it every day, sometimes twice a day.

[Co-host 2]

Had it or hit it. Corporate speak. An example would be. Let's workshop that.

[Gavin Newsom]

Oh, God, enough.

[Co-host 2]

Had it.

[Gavin Newsom]

Like, oh, geez. That's just like, don't even get me started. I'll keep going.

[Co-host 2]

Okay.

[Gavin Newsom]

I'll try to stay.

[Co-host 2]

Had it or hit it? Camo.

[Gavin Newsom]

Oh, see now, because I think waltz made camo cool again.

[Pumps]

I didn't hit it.

[Gavin Newsom]

So, like this waltz camo thing. I'm good with it. I'm good. Yeah, Hit it.

[Co-host 1]

All right.

[Co-host 2]

Had it or hit it? Gender reveal party.

[Gavin Newsom]

Now, this one's a little. I should be a little more sober about this. We had an infamous example here in California a couple Years ago, that led to one of our largest wildfires in history. So I may be a little subjective here. A little hometown. Had it.

[Pumps]

Yeah, we've had it.

[Co-host 2]

We've had it.

[Pumps]

We're like, you're not getting passed.

[Gavin Newsom]

I don't know. A lot of people have different opinions. I respect that. But. Yeah.

[Co-host 2]

No.

[Pumps]

Kangaroos are being born. It's a boy or girl.

[Co-host 2]

Come on.

[Co-host 1]

All right.

[Gavin Newsom]

Are they wallabies? I always get them confused, like, geez. All right. That's not.

[Co-host 2]

Had it or hit it. Mel Gibson.

[Gavin Newsom]

I'm sorry, Mel. You lost me years ago. Yeah, he just did. I know. And. But, you know, I also loved all the. I was like. I was an eighth Lethal Weapon.

[Co-host 2]

I know, I know.

[Gavin Newsom]

I was so into that, and I was, like, just so bummed out.

[Co-host 2]

Yeah, I know.

[Gavin Newsom]

I know. It hurt. And it's not, like, getting a lot better.

[Co-host 2]

No, it's getting worse.

[Gavin Newsom]

It kind of disappeared for a while, and then it's kind of back, and.

[Co-host 2]

Now he's gone full maga.

[Pumps]

Yeah.

[Gavin Newsom]

So sorry, Mel. I mean, a fabulous actor in his day. Had it.

[Co-host 2]

Had it or hit it?

[Gavin Newsom]

Reality tv, I've never had it or hit it. I've not. I have not. I just haven't partake. I just. I feel like I've lost. I've literally. I went on that Bravo show. What's his name?

[Pumps]

Andy Cohen.

[Gavin Newsom]

He's the best.

[Pumps]

He is nice.

[Gavin Newsom]

Oh, my God. I have been on Meet the Press. I have been on all these. Sunday, every national show. I ain't ever gotten more calls than Andy Cohen. I was like, what the hell are you up to, Andy? What the heck have you created? Like, this is the only thing that matters. In fact, I don't even know why I'm on why. In fact, Andy, invite me back. That's amazing. So, no, hit it. I haven't had it. This guy's next level. This is what people are watching.

[Co-host 2]

Had it or hit it. Kamala Harris, Tim Walz.

[Gavin Newsom]

What?

[Co-host 2]

Come on.

[Gavin Newsom]

Is that a serious question?

[Co-host 2]

Yes, I'm dead serious.

[Gavin Newsom]

Go on.

[Co-host 2]

The permanent record, Governor.

[Gavin Newsom]

I mean, permanent record.

[Co-host 1]

Don't post it.

[Gavin Newsom]

Okay, well, let me. Can you give me the names again? You said Harris.

[Co-host 2]

I think she.

[Gavin Newsom]

I knew a Harris back in there as a DA when I was mayor. I forget.

[Pumps]

You guys have been friends forever.

[Gavin Newsom]

Before we were both in politics. Like, this is sh. This is weird. In fact, when she became the de facto nominee, we saw each other at an event in San Francisco, and we literally, at the exact same time as we're hugging each other. She says, I know. We both said, I know. Cause I was like, we're both sick. Can't believe this. It's like happening both friends. Before we both ran for mayor, she ran for da. She was sworn in right after I was sworn in as mayor. Then she runs for attorney general, and then I'm lieutenant governor, and then she's senator. I'm governor and then vice president. It's been a hell of a journey. So I have not had enough of those two. And Waltz is. That's our guy. I'm part of the Democratic Governor's Association. He was our president. And there was no other choice for president of the DGA than Waltz because he's beloved. He's the most decent, honorable guy. He's the same guy. And publicly as private, vice versa. He's just a decent, honorable person. So hit it.

[Co-host 2]

I like it. All right, everybody get out and vote on November 5th. Do it for America. And we will see you guys hopefully when we announce Madam President, the BFF president.

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[Pumps]

I'll tell you what I've had it with.

[Co-host 2]

I've had it with that. Listen up patriots, gay triots and natriots.

[Co-host 1]

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[Co-host 2]

Pumps.

[Co-host 1]

Pumps. What does an eagle say? Caca.

[Co-host 2]

A little bit more enthusiasm.

[Gavin Newsom]

Ca.

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[Co-host 1]

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[Co-host 2]

That's. That's caca.

[Co-host 1]

That's the patriotism that this country needs right there.

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