Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 2, 2025
no president is a king — not even Trump — and no president can trample a state’s power to protect its people.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California

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Newsom's reaction to a federal judge's ruling against the Trump administration's use of National Guard in California.

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