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Newsweek
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Biden and Trump Shared Car on Inauguration Day. Only Witness Gives Details
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Former President Joe Biden and his successor, President Donald Trump, spoke about California fires in a "vibrant conversation" during a car ride on Inauguration Day, according to an account from Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar. Speaking on Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom's podcast, This is Gavin Newsom, the Minnesota senator said she shared a car with Biden and Trump on the way to the Capitol on January 20, and revealed what the three spoke about. Newsweek contacted representatives for Biden and Trump to verify this account. Why It Matters Trump officially took office for his second term on January 20, 2025, replacing the man who had beaten him in the election just four years earlier. Trump and Biden have long been political rivals. Trump has said that Biden stole the 2020 election from him and that he should have been declared the winner, though there has been no evidence to backup the claims. Biden dropped out of the 2024 election after a disastrous debate performance against Trump just months before Election Day. Klobuchar served as chair of the Inaugural Ceremony Committee, meaning she oversaw the planning and execution of the inauguration and was a key witness to the day's events. President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and Senator Amy Klobuchar arrive ahead of the 60th inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and Senator Amy Klobuchar arrive ahead of the 60th inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo by The Washington Post via AP Images What To Know Klobuchar said the conversation between the three was "quite talkative." "I brought up the fires in California," she said, referencing January wildfires in Southern California that lead to fatalities and mass evacuations. "I knew that President Trump was going out there and President Biden had been there so I thought OK, here's a common ground moment with the firefighters and the like and we talked about many other things as well and it was a very vibrant conversation." She also said that she would "go down in history" as the only person "who has ever ridden in a car alone with Donald Trump and Joe Biden for about 20 minutes." What People Are Saying Speaking to ABC News in January 2025, Klobuchar previously shed light on what the politicians spoke about: "I'm not going to reveal every detail except today maybe we did discuss football just a little bit. "I talked to him privately about that with the Olympics coming and how important that is and of course mentioned the firefighters in my speech." What Happens Next Biden and Trump continue to interact via the public sphere. On Sunday, Biden's office revealed he had been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. In response, Trump wished Biden a "fast and successful recovery." However, he also accused members of Biden's team of "treason" and exposing the U.S. "to great danger" by supposedly not being honest about the former president's health.
Los Angeles Times
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Newsom's final stretch as governor may be a bumpy ride
SACRAMENTO — When the top Democratic candidates for governor took the stage at a labor forum last week, the digs at Gov. Gavin Newsom were subtle. The message, however, was clear. Newsom's home stretch as California governor may be a bumpy ride. Newsom hopes to end his time as governor in an air of accomplishment and acclaim, which would elevate his political legacy and prospects in a potential presidential run. But the Democrats running to replace him have a much different agenda. 'Lots of voters think things are not going well in California right now. So if you're running for governor, you have to run as a change candidate. You have to run as 'I'm going to shake things up,' ' said political scientist Eric Schickler, co-director of the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) at UC Berkeley. 'In doing that, you're at least implicitly criticizing the current governor, right?' Not only must Newsom swim against that tide until his final term as governor ends in less than two years, he's being buffeted by the perception that he's moving rightward to broaden his national appeal in preparation for the 2028 presidential race. A new IGS poll, co-sponsored by the L.A. Times, earlier this month found that California registered voters by a more than two-to-one margin believe Newsom is more focused on boosting his presidential ambitions than on fixing the problems in his own state. Newsom faced criticism for showcasing conservative activists on his podcast, 'This is Gavin Newsom,' especially when he agreed with Trump loyalist Charlie Kirk that it was 'unfair' for trans athletes to compete in women's sports. But he also pushed back against Kirk and others during the interviews. He said from the outset that he intended to engage with people on the opposite side of the political spectrum, but that did not blunt the criticism he received. Assemblymember Christopher M. Ward (D-San Diego), the chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus, said he was 'profoundly sickened and frustrated' by Newsom's remarks about trans athletes. The Democratic governor took heat last week from progressives for his proposed budget cuts to close a $12-billion deficit, including cuts to free healthcare for eligible undocumented immigrants. Sociologist G. Cristina Mora, also co-director of Berkeley's IGS, said it's not surprising 'knives are going to be out' during tough budget times, but there's more to Newsom's current predicament. 'The big problem for Newsom is that most people see him as focused outside of California at a dire time,' Mora said. 'So all his moves that he's making, whether this is truly him being more educated and coming to the middle, are seen through that lens.' Though Newsom's name was not uttered when seven of the Democratic candidates for California governor took the stage last week in Sacramento, his presence was certainly felt. The event was held by the California Federation of Labor Unions and the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, so there was ample praise for California workers and plenty of epithets hurled at President Trump. And a healthy dose of dissatisfaction about the tough economic times facing many Californians. Notably, Newsom had just a couple of weeks before he celebrated California's rank as the fourth-largest economy in the world; for years he has boasted of the state's innovative and thriving economy. Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa didn't appear that impressed, saying California also has the highest cost of living in the nation. 'We love to say we're the fourth-largest economy in the United States, what we don't say is we have the highest effective poverty rate,' Villaraigosa said to a hotel ballroom packed with union leaders. 'So let's deal with the issues that are facing us here in California.' Former Controller Betty Yee offered a similar assessment. 'In California, we are the fourth-largest economy in the world, but when you peel that back, how's that working for everybody?' she asked. Six of the seven Democratic candidates said they would support providing state unemployment benefits to striking workers. Villaraigosa was the sole candidate who expressed reservations. Newsom vetoed a bill in 2023 that would have provided such coverage, saying it would make the state's unemployment trust fund 'vulnerable to insolvency.' Every candidate present vowed to support regulating how employers use artificial intelligence in the workplace, technology that labor leaders fear, if unchecked, would put people out of work. Newsom has signed legislation restricting aspects of AI, but he has also said he wants to preserve California's role at the forefront of technology. Afterward, Lorena Gonzalez, president of the California Labor Federation, complained that labor leaders 'can't even get a conversation out of Gavin Newsom' about regulating AI. Barbs from labor aren't a new experience for Newsom. Union leaders have at times clashed with the ambitious governor over legislation he opposed that supported pro-union labor agreements with developers and regulating Big Tech. Gubernatorial candidates taking direct or indirect shots at the incumbent, even those who belong to the same party, also is nothing new. During a candidate debate in 2018, Newsom took a subtle jab at then-Gov. Jerry Brown for the state's response to the homelessness crisis. 'What lacks is leadership in this state,' Newsom said. To this day, Newsom says he is the only California governor to launch a major state effort to address the crisis. Newsom also faces the difficult task of having to wrestle with an additional $12-billion state budget shortfall next year, a deficit caused mostly by state overspending Newsom says is being exacerbated by falling tax revenues due to Trump's on-again-off-again federal tariff policies. The governor's proposed cuts drew criticism from some of his most progressive allies and again stirred up rumblings that he was trying to recast himself as a moderate. To save money, Newsom proposed scaling back his policy to provide free healthcare coverage to all low-income undocumented immigrants. The governor's budget also proposes to siphon off $1.3 billion in funding from Proposition 35, a measure voters approved in November that dedicated the revenue from a tax on managed care organizations to primarily pay for increases to Medi-Cal provider rates. Jodi Hicks, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, called the governor's proposed budget cuts 'cruel.' Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach), co-chair of the Latino Legislative Caucus, said members would oppose Newsom's Medi-Cal cuts, and rallies against Newsom's proposal are planned at the Capitol this week. During his budget news conference on Wednesday, Newsom also took aim at California's cities and counties, blasting them for not doing enough to address the state's homelessness crisis. Newsom also renewed his call for cities and counties to ban homeless encampments. 'It is not the state of California that remains the biggest impediment,' Newsom said. 'The obstacle remains at the local level.' Carolyn Coleman, executive director of the League of California Cities, returned fire, saying Newsom's proposed budget 'failed to invest' adequately in efforts by cities to not only alleviate homelessness, but also improve public safety and address climate change. The Onion, the satirical website that delights in needling politicians in faux news stories, didn't miss the opportunity to send a zinger Newsom's way at the end of last week. Under the headline 'Gavin Newsom Sits Down For Podcast With Serial Killer Who Targets Homeless,' the fake article mocks both the governor's podcast and efforts to address homelessness and purports that Newsom asked the killer what Democrats could learn from his tactics. The must-read: For Kamala Harris, it's not just whether to run for California governor. It's why The deep dive: Europe's free-speech problem The L.A. Times Special: When the deportation of an illegal immigrant united L.A. to bring him back —Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here to get it in your inbox.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rogan mocks 'my favorite podcaster' Gavin Newsom as Democrats attempt to recapture podcasting
Podcaster Joe Rogan mocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom, arguing he is the Democratic Party's misguided attempt at creating an equivalent to his show. Some have referred to the 2024 election as the "podcast election," arguing that Rogan and others like him turned the tide for President Donald Trump by having him on their shows and saying the left needs their own equivalent to reach young male voters. "He's my favorite podcaster," Rogan joked to fitness guru Jillian Michaels as they spoke about Newsom's "This is Gavin Newsom" podcast. Rogan initially thought Newsom had canceled his "horrible" podcast, arguing that, "Everybody was mocking him." Gavin Newsom Is The One 'Wreaking Chaos On California' "He had this idea of reaching across the aisle, so he'd reach across the aisle and he gets guys like Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon on and they eat his lunch," Rogan said, suggesting the Democratic Party likely responded, "What the f--- are you doing? You're making us look horrible." Rogan corrected himself upon seeing Newsom has uploaded more episodes, but suggested they are strategically with liberal or anti-Trump guests. Read On The Fox News App "Oh, Rahm Emanuel. Okay now he's with his own side. Scott Galloway, pretty much his own side. Anthony Scaramucci. He hates Trump, that's a good move. Ezra Klein, okay, that makes sense," the host said. "So it's not that it's gone away," Rogan said as he reworked his assessment. "It's just that it's so horrible, nobody's watching it, and nobody's even talking about it anymore?" Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture The host suggested Newsom's podcast was the textbook example of the Democratic Party's scramble to create their equivalent of "The Joe Rogan Experience." "It was so funny because that was the response after the election," Rogan noted. "They said, 'Well, podcasts influenced the election, so we'll start our own podcast.' Your podcast is gonna make people even more inclined to not vote for you." Michaels recalled Democrats lamenting they need their own equivalent of Rogan, but marveled at how they "had Joe Rogan" in the past. "Joe was on your side." She then recalled how the American left has purged people from its ranks over the last few years. "That's because it's a cult," Rogan said, arguing there is a massive distinction between those who simply want a social safety net for society versus those who demand to "let perverts into the women's room."Original article source: Rogan mocks 'my favorite podcaster' Gavin Newsom as Democrats attempt to recapture podcasting
Fox News
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Rogan mocks 'my favorite podcaster' Gavin Newsom as Democrats attempt to recapture podcasting
Podcaster Joe Rogan mocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom, arguing he is the Democratic Party's misguided attempt at creating an equivalent to his show. Some have referred to the 2024 election as the "podcast election," arguing that Rogan and others like him turned the tide for President Donald Trump by having him on their shows and saying the left needs their own equivalent to reach young male voters. "He's my favorite podcaster," Rogan joked to fitness guru Jillian Michaels as they spoke about Newsom's "This is Gavin Newsom" podcast. Rogan initially thought Newsom had canceled his "horrible" podcast, arguing that, "Everybody was mocking him." "He had this idea of reaching across the aisle, so he'd reach across the aisle and he gets guys like Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon on and they eat his lunch," Rogan said, suggesting the Democratic Party likely responded, "What the f--- are you doing? You're making us look horrible." Rogan corrected himself upon seeing Newsom has uploaded more episodes, but suggested they are strategically with liberal or anti-Trump guests. "Oh, Rahm Emanuel. Okay now he's with his own side. Scott Galloway, pretty much his own side. Anthony Scaramucci. He hates Trump, that's a good move. Ezra Klein, okay, that makes sense," the host said. "So it's not that it's gone away," Rogan said as he reworked his assessment. "It's just that it's so horrible, nobody's watching it, and nobody's even talking about it anymore?" The host suggested Newsom's podcast was the textbook example of the Democratic Party's scramble to create their equivalent of "The Joe Rogan Experience." "It was so funny because that was the response after the election," Rogan noted. "They said, 'Well, podcasts influenced the election, so we'll start our own podcast.' Your podcast is gonna make people even more inclined to not vote for you." Michaels recalled Democrats lamenting they need their own equivalent of Rogan, but marveled at how they "had Joe Rogan" in the past. "Joe was on your side." She then recalled how the American left has purged people from its ranks over the last few years. "That's because it's a cult," Rogan said, arguing there is a massive distinction between those who simply want a social safety net for society versus those who demand to "let perverts into the women's room."
Daily Mail
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Gavin Newsom fails to give clear answer on democratic party's state
By Published: | Updated: California Gov. Gavin Newsom seemed stumped in a new interview about the state of the Democratic Party. 'I don't know what the party is,' he said in a sit-down with The Hill's Amie Parnes. 'I'm still struggling with that.' The candid answer comes as Newsom said the party hasn't done enough self-reflection about what happened last year. 'We have not done a forensic of what just went wrong, period, full stop,' Newsom said. 'I don't think it, I know it. I mean, to the extent that I'm marginally part of this party, I represent the state larger than 21 state populations combined, and I can assure you there's not been a party discussion that I'm aware of that has included the state of California.' Parnes and her co-writer, NBC's Jonathan Allen, wrote in their new book Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House some of the most jaw-dropping details about President Joe Biden 's decline - that some party leaders weren't even aware of. Biden's July exit from the presidential race didn't give Vice President Kamala Harris enough time to find her footing - and she lost all seven swing states to President Donald Trump. 'If you don't learn the lessons of the past, you will repeat them,' Newsom said. 'The fact that we're not even stress-testing what the hell just happened and we're having an honest forensic conversation,' he added. At the same time, he wasn't highly critical of Harris, a fellow Californian. Asked what she did wrong, Newsom answered he 'would have a difficult time answering that.' 'Because I think I'd be unfair in answering that,' he said, pointing to the very short runway Harris was given after Biden dropped out. We're all geniuses, not just experts in hindsight. And I thought they ran a remarkably effective 107-day campaign, and all her strengths were there,' he said. Now in the Trump era, he pushed back on criticism he received from some voices on the left about giving MAGA personalities, Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon, a platform by having them on his This is Gavin Newsom podcast. 'The reaction when I had Charlie Kirk and Bannon on was exactly to me Exhibit A of what I feel is wrong right now with my party: an unwillingness to even engage in platform, to listen,' Newsom complained. He said that Democrats 'wanted it to be a debate, take the guy down as opposed to, these two voices had a disproportionate impact on the voice you're hearing every single day, in the megaphone in 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.' 'So maybe we should pay attention and at least express a desire to absorb and learn from what they're doing and how successful they've been,' Newsom added. He explained that he launched the podcast to listen to a wide range of voices across the political spectrum. 'And so … I'm testing that,' Newsom said. 'At the same time, I'm being tested by it, because the reaction has been a little more bumpy than I even anticipated.' While he was down on the party, he did applaud the efforts of two of its progressive stars - Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - who are rallying some of the base with their 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour. 'It's great. It meets the moment. It meets the zeitgeist, the energy,' the governor said. 'It's what people want.' That being said, he noted that the 'energy is always' coming from the progressive wing. In both the 2016 and 2020 cycles, when Sanders was running in the Democratic primary, he drew much larger crowds than the eventual nominees, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, respectively. But he cautioned that a far-left candidate may not be what gets the party out of the political wilderness and back into the White House. 'In the Democratic Party, that's where the energy is. And I intimately understand that nature-nurture coming from the Bay Area and sort of progressive politics,' he said. 'But I don't know that an electoral victory from a prism of 2028 lies there.' 'I'm not convinced of that … but I admire their willingness to step in the void, to distill a sense of well-being, a spirit, sort of restore a little bit of pride in the Democratic experiment, party. So I do admire that,' Newsom added. During the 2024 campaign, Trump feared that Biden could drop out, which he ultimately did. And it was Newsom that worried him most in terms of a challenger. But that was before he saw Newsom debate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis - who was running against Trump in the GOP primariews - in November 2023. 'Ron's an idiot, he doesn't have what it takes. But I thought Newsom would be better,' Trump thought at the time, according to Alex Isenstadt's book Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump's Return to Power.
