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On the recordMarch 10, 2019
I think a lot of the actions that we've seen over the last few years, by definition are textbook, nativist textbook xenophobic, textbook racists in many respects.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California

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Governor Newsom describes President Trump's actions as xenophobic and racist.

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