Behold, “how can I be racist, I have a black friend” has evolved

At one point, Newsom stressed that he had “only one godson, who is trans” in defending his conversation about trans rights with Kirk, adding that he “hope[s] people actually listen to the episode.”

Newsom also pushed back against criticism for having right-wing propagandists like Kirk and Steve Bannon on his podcast, decrying what he referred to as political “litmus tests” and saying “[y]ou don't have to listen to it.”

So Gavin should I be entertaining input from hateful fascists or not, I'm confused

“I can't tell you how many people have a similar point of view but don't say it publicly, and I think that's even more shameful in many respects than being held to account for your points of view,” Newsom said.

You poor thing, how do you get through the day with so much oppression

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