Gov. Gavin Newsom pans talk of banning Donald Trump from presidential race in California
by James Rainey, Los Angeles Times
Dec 23, 2023
3 minutes
Many leading California Democrats have been clamoring to jettison Donald Trump from the state's election ballot, but Gov. Gavin Newsom has made it clear he is against the move.
"There is no doubt that Donald Trump is a threat to our liberties and even to our democracy," Newsom said, "but in California, we defeat candidates at the polls. Everything else is a political distraction."
Newsom's terse statement on Friday runs counter to the position taken by Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis
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