Newsom Shoots Down Welker's Ageist Nonsense On Replacing Biden

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom took apart Meet the Press host Kristen Welker's right wing talking points on replacing Joe Biden and reminded her of just how weak of a candidate Donald Trump actually is. Welker asked Newsom about reporting that President Obama had warned Biden "not to underestimate Trump."

Newsom responded that Democrats are not underestimating him before explaining why he believes he's a weaker candidate this time around:

GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM: Well, I think he's weakness masquerading as strength. I – I think he's more unhinged. He's more – he’s less interesting than he was even a few years ago. I mean, you've heard his comments just this week. More just overt racist comments that he's made. It’s just extraordinary how quickly he is unraveling in real time, including just on basic policy issues like repealing Obamacare, which is overwhelmingly supported. The highest ACA enrollment that we've seen in decades, or rather in years and years, just the last few weeks.

So the reality, at the end of the day, he's unhinged. He's a much weaker cannon than he was a few years ago. Democrats are stronger. We're winning – ‘18, ‘20, ‘22, ‘23. You saw it in New York three. We continue to win. We continue to outperform. And Donald Trump is a big part of that. And he's going to be the nominee of the Republican Party.

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