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California Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared to flout state law Saturday by speaking at an event in Texas, one of the 22 states California has banned official government travel. rice field.
Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas, Newsom said he was criticized by Republicans because they were too cowardly and “while reigning in illusion, they are often forced to defend themselves.” He called for a review of the Democratic Party’s political strategy, saying it was “crushing.”
California is ban state-funded travel In states with “discrimination laws”. The state first passed the law in 2017 after North Carolina banned transgender people from using toilets that matched their identity. In the years that followed, the list of banned states ballooned from her four to nearly twenty hers.
One state on California’s naughty list is Montana, where Newsom took a vacation this summer to visit his in-laws. Newsom’s team said they were not breaking the law because they were traveling in a personal capacity, even though they had security details.
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Fox News has reached out to the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
Newsom, who is running for re-election as governor of California, has appeared in television ads in Florida urging people to move to California, in newspaper ads in Texas denouncing the state’s gun laws, and in seven states. has spent millions of dollars in campaign accounts installing signs for Urge women to come to California if they need an abortion. Florida and Texas are her among the top states Californians have moved to in the last few years.
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Newsom’s actions have fueled speculation that he may run for president. He has repeatedly denied the idea. He is doing so again in Texas on Saturday. Asked if he was considering doing so, Newsom said, “No, it won’t happen.”
“Not enough,” he said. “I never trust politicians, so I understand why you keep asking.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.