During Tuesday's press briefing, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) discussed President Trump's first 100 days in office.
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00:00It's the president's 100th day. I know you've spent a lot of time thinking about, especially with the podcast, having conversations about how effectively to work with them and how effectively to push back. I'm curious, what have been the big things you've learned from some of those conversations in terms of where to go on that point?
00:18Well, look, I'm not naive. You know, we're here in L.A. We have a lot at stake here in terms of federal support. I also think it's important to remind you and your viewers, California is a donor state, $83.1 billion more. We provided the federal government, the federal government provided us. I'll put that in perspective. Texas received $71.1 billion more than they provided the federal government.
00:46I'll repeat that. $83 million, the taxpayers of California gave the federal government. The federal government gave $71 million more to the folks in Texas. We punched way above our weight. It was Mark's opening statement.
01:00And so we feel we've done a lot and we feel the people of Southern California deserve that support in return at a time of emergency. So our approach remains steady after 100 days. Open hand, not a closed fist when it comes to these areas that are non-political.
01:20For me, when it comes to emergency preparedness, emergency management, emergency response and recovery, that's not political. It's non-negotiable. And you saw that approach as it relates to Trump and COVID in relationship to the two years I served as governor under his first administration.
01:35As it relates to our values and the question that was just asked around diverse communities and attacking vulnerable communities, we'll stand tall, we'll stand firm.
01:42Going after things we hold dear across the spectrum of issues from environmental stewardship to areas around service and the contributions of our diverse communities, we will assert ourselves and we'll do it boldly and firmly.
01:59And so that's the approach. We're trying not to extend virtue signals. When something is critical and important, we'll assert ourselves. Otherwise, we try to sort of avoid moving in too many distracted directions.