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On the recordAugust 16, 2025
[Trump] doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. And as a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not good enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil and talk about the way the world should be. We have got to recognize the cards that have been dealt. And we have to meet fire with fire.
Said by
Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Newsom discusses the need for a more aggressive approach in politics in response to Trump's tactics.

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