“We will lose our republic” Gavin Newsom on Trump, his childhood & more

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California Governor Gavin Newsom hasn’t officially declared his intentions to run for president— but we all know he is. Newsom has just released a new memoir, Young Man in a Hurry, and he’s touring through key swing and early primary states. In this live conversation, recorded at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theater, Kara Swisher sits down with Newsom to talk about the personal and political forces that shaped him — from growing up between working-class instability and elite wealth in the Bay Area to his rise in San Francisco politics. They also discuss: - His final year as governor - Why Democrats should “fight fire with fire” when they go against Trump - Tech billionaires right turn - Fallout from the Epstein files - War with Iran - What’s next for him 00:00 Introduction 01:59 Why Newsom wrote the memoir 05:00 Newsom’s upbringing 13:30 His mother’s assisted suicide 23:18 Marriage equality: “It’s the right thing to do” 32:30 Fighting Trump & redistricting 37:20 “Culturally normal” Democrats? 44:11 Billionaire tax & tech’s rightward shift 49:27 The 2028 question 54:11 AI, Anthropic and Pentagon contracts 56:52 Trump, Iran and war 59:00 Epstein files and corruption 1:03:26 Best and worst case for America Subscribe: https://goo.gl/FRleYo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher/id1643307527 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42ntT7XnfdbbYetUQu0vu5?si=ddbc94321e3948af FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onwithkaraswisher/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onwithkaraswisher?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-swisher-b7213 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@onwithkaraswisher Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/onwithkaraswisher.bsky.social