If You Thought Kamala Uttered One Too Many Word Salads Then Watch Gavin Newsom Go On About Trade

Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom left viewers with more questions than answers on Fox Business Friday when he dodged a direct question about how he’d handle America’s trade imbalances.

Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential contender, has inserted himself into national debates by blasting President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son and saying on his podcast that allowing biological males in women’s sports is “deeply unfair.” During an appearance on “Kudlow,” host Larry Kudlow asked how a hypothetical “President Newsom” would address unfair foreign tariffs and barriers to U.S. exports. The governor offered a rambling response that leaned heavily on buzzwords.

“Look, I wouldn’t do it the way it’s being done. Identifying a problem is one thing. Advancing solutions and strategies in a consistent and comprehensive way, step by step, is the preferred approach. The instincts to bring manufacturing back are spot on, absolutely right,” Newsom said when pressed to explain what he would do differently than President Donald Trump.

Rather than laying out a clear trade agenda, Newsom delivered a meandering defense of the Biden administration’s industrial policy.

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“I would argue that the Biden administration advanced them in a deeply meaningful way. Talk about worker-centered industrial policy, the CHIPS and Science Act, the IRA, a framework of focus that I think was very populist. This was President Biden, in this case, that walked the picket line that saved the pensions for the Teamsters, but there was at least a more consistent, rational approach,” Newsom added.