Gavin Newsom: “I think it was a mistake that democrats, for many years, haven't been standing up on principle on this.”

It’s just an extraordinary moment in world history, in American history, in the history between our two nations, and so we have to be repairers of the breach, and we have to call that out.

California has chosen a different path – one that rewards work, grows the economy and puts working families first. We believe if you work hard, you deserve a decent paycheck. They think $7.25 an hour is enough. We don’t.

We do not in any way, shape or form condone the behaviour of this president as it relates to how he's treated you.

This is a necessary step to protect a river that 40 million Americans depend on, at a time when climate change is driving a regional water crisis that makes every drop of water count.