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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.
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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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