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TexasTowelie

(126,553 posts)
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:34 AM 5 hrs ago

'He's flailing': Newsom denounces Trump's tariff policy - CNN



California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “flailing” after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping emergency tariffs on Friday, with the president rapidly imposing a new 10% global tariff that he then upped to 15% the following day.

0:00 Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) says Trump’s new 15% tariff hike is “a farce”
2:27 Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) weighs in on the fallout from the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling
5:41 Van Jones says Trump is “tripling down on stupid”
9:20 How will the SCOTUS tariff ruling impact Trump’s State of the Union speech?
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Ferrets are Cool

(22,664 posts)
1. I will not vote for Newsom unless he is the only Democrat on the ticket. There are so many other "better"
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:17 PM
4 hrs ago

candidates.

CTyankee

(67,992 posts)
2. Where is this interview taking place? That is "The Kiss" by Klimt behind him on the wall and that painting is in Vienna.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:34 PM
4 hrs ago

CTyankee

(67,992 posts)
5. It appeared (to me, at least) that they were in a gallery of some sorts, but I could have just assumed they were. Well,
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 04:03 PM
47 min ago

it made the program more interesting! Another reason to like Newsom!

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