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Gavin Newsom: “Using our military to intimidate people you disagree with isn’t strength – it’s reckless, it’s disrespectful, and it’s…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2025
Using our military to intimidate people you disagree with isn’t strength – it’s reckless, it’s disrespectful, and it’s beneath the office he holds.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California
Source
usatoday.com
Oct 18, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Newsom condemned the use of military for intimidation during the event.

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