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Gavin Newsom
7 quotes
“It is called a genocide. That's what it was... No other way to describe it and that's the way it needs to be described in the history books. And so I'm here to say the following: I'm sorry on behalf of the state of California... It's humbling for me, having believed I was educated, to have been so ignorant of our past, to have been so unaware of how ashamed I should be, as a Californian, 5th generation... I'm sorry that we've had generations of your kids and grandkids, your ancestors, that have had to suffer through indignities, lack of capacity, empathy and understanding...”
Gavin Newsom (born 1967) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Genocide': California governor apologizes to Native Americans for past violence, USA Today, Rebecca Morin, (19 June 2019)
“CEO of Target Brian Cornell selling out the LGBTQ+ community to extremists is a real profile in courage. This isn’t just a couple stores in the South. There is a systematic attack on the gay community happening across the country. Wake up America. This doesn’t stop here. You’re black? You’re Asian? You’re Jewish? You’re a woman? You’re next.”
Gavin Newsom (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024.”
Gavin Newsom (born 1967) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: During a TV debate with Ron DeSantis. PBS News & Gavin Newsom tells Ron DeSantis 'neither of us' will be 2024 nominees #shorts - YouTube.
“Look, I'm a progressive, but more is not better. Better is better. We need to hold ourselves to higher level of accountability and reforming the Old Mental Health Services act, which is a point of pride in California, but no longer is relevant to the world we're living in.”
Gavin Newsom (born 1967) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: More Like GONE DeSantis (w/Gavin Newsom!)" on Pod Save America, found on DeepCast (23 January 2024)
“I don't know one state, if DeSantis stuck it out that he can win, not one.”
Gavin Newsom (born 1967) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: More Like GONE DeSantis (w/Gavin Newsom!)" on Pod Save America, found on DeepCast (23 January 2024)
“This is about authoritarian tendencies. This is about command and control. This is about power. This is about ego. This is a consistent pattern.”
Gavin Newsom (born 1967) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comment to MSNBC on 8 June 2025, referring to Donald Trump's decision to federally activate more than 2,000 California Army National Guard personnel and 700 U.S. Marines in response to anti-ICE deportation protests occu…
“California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes.”
Gavin Newsom (born 1967) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Statement during a CNN appearance on 10 June 2025, as quoted by Shane Croucher, member joins anti-ICE protest, tells Trump: "We are not pawns"", Newsweek, 11 June 2025