Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump's billion-dollar settlement offer to UCLA, labeling it extortion and a shakedown. Newsom called out Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham for showing outrage over proposals to socialize a city-run grocery while tolerating efforts to nationalize Intel. Newsom cited Howard Lutnick as an example of a public figure advocating nationalization. Newsom described the situation as a moment for people to stand tall and urged regents to resist nationalization. Newsom questioned how to exert influence over regents and expressed disgust at perceived hypocrisy and the broader trend toward nationalizing key institutions.
CHRIS CADELAGO: You've been pretty vocal about this billion-dollar settlement offer that Trump has made to UCLA. GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM (D-CA): The extortion. CHRIS CADELAGO: And yeah, called it a shakedown. You referred to him as the Don, mobster-like figure. GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM (D-CA): I didn't, did we? Good. (LAUGHTER). CHRIS CADELAGO: So, how do you, how are you going to stop that? When we see folks entertaining a settlement. GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM (D-CA):
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM (D-CA): It sickens me to the core. You know, all for one, all one for all, or whatever, I mean. Intel. I mean, this is a guy. I love these guys. Hey, Sean Hannity! You watching? You're so disgusted at Laura? So sickened by Mamdani talking about socializing a bodega or something, or a grocery store. Here you hire a Intel, you just socialize and nationalized Intel. You got your guy Howard Lutnick, the great Lutnick, who's out there talking about nationalizing.
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