US EditionGov. Gavin Newsom takes heat from Republicans and LGBTQ+ lawmakers during book tour
Critics challenge Newsom’s remarks on party culture and identity politics during a biography-focused book tour aimed at broadening his national profile.
- Several days into a national book tour, California governor and two-term Democrat widely expected to seek the presidency in 2028 faces criticism from conservatives and LGBTQ+ advocates after Tuesday's book release.
- During a conversation on Sunday in Atlanta, Dickens said critics took comments out of context; in a CNN interview aired Monday, Newsom called for the Democratic Party to be 'more culturally normal'.
- Sen. Tim Scott and other Republican critics accused Newsom of disparaging Black people, which Newsom's press office forcefully denied while taunting critics with 'FOX NEWS IS WALL-TO-WALL COVERAGE OF ME.'
- The California Democratic Party has responded to intra-party pressure, while the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus warned that defining 'culturally normal' implies others are 'not normal', and Lindsey Cobia, senior Newsom campaign adviser, pointed to his record on LGBTQ rights, including issuing marriage licenses as mayor.
- Some critics, including a Hollywood crisis manager, argue Newsom's book tour is ill-timed with roughly a year remaining in his governorship, while Mike Murphy said early publicity benefits a pre-presidential bid.
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Newsom takes heat from Republicans, LGTBQ+ lawmakers during book tour
California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives a thumbs-up to the crowd during a Nov. 8 rally. (Photo by Karen Warren/Associated Press) If politicians write memoirs to generate online buzz and headlines, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting plenty of both — favorable and not. Just a few days into a national book tour, the two-term Democrat who is widely expected to seek the presidency in 2028 is taking heat from conservatives who say some recent remarks …
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Gov. Gavin Newsom takes heat from Republicans and LGBTQ+ lawmakers during book tour
If politicians write memoirs to generate online buzz and headlines, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting plenty of both - favorable and not.
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