Dispatch Politics Roundup: What Is Gavin Newsom Thinking?

Dispatch Politics Roundup: What Is Gavin Newsom Thinking?

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'Newsom has effectively assumed the presidency'

'Gavin Newsom is the de facto president of the United States right now' Joe Mathews at the San Francisco ChronicleGavin Newsom is the "chief executive of America's richest and most populous state," and in "this peculiar moment, that makes him the real president, by default," says Joe Mathews. There's a "guy living in the White House who some people call president. But real presidents swear an oath to execute the laws and to preserve, protect and…

Hail to the Real Chief, Gavin Newsom

Meet the real president of the United States. His name is Gavin Christopher Newsom. He is the chief executive of America’s richest and most populous state, having been elected by more people than any other governor. And in this peculiar moment, that makes him the real president, by default. Sure, there’s a guy living in the White House who some people call president. But real presidents swear an oath to execute the laws and to preserve, protect,…