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The Conversation with Dasha Burns

Inside Newsom’s plan to take on Trump | On The Road

The Conversation with Dasha Burns

POLITICO

News, Government, Politics

4.01.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Today, we're bringing you an episode from our new show, On the Road. California Gov. Gavin Newsom sat down with POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin for a wide-ranging conversation about the personal experiences that shaped his political career. A leading potential contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, Newsom has been raising his national profile by taking on President Donald Trump and traveling to key early primary states while promoting his new memoir. In the interview with Martin, Newsom reflects on his upbringing, outlines what he sees at stake for Democrats in 2026 and explains his increasingly aggressive strategy toward Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I don't wake up every day to try to find, you know, a crowbar to put in the spokes of his wheel.

0:19.5

I don't. That said, I'm going to stand my ground. I'm going'm gonna fight. We're gonna have the backs of our diverse communities and we're going to fight back. And yeah, fight fire with fire. And I know two wrongs don't make a right, but with all due respect, we'll lose this country as we try to win that argument. And Democrats are constantly trying to be right. The other side is ruthless.

0:38.3

And with respect, my party needs to be more ruthless about winning.

0:42.3

Because if we don't win back to House of Representatives, we may not have a fair

0:45.7

free election in 2028.

0:47.4

And I really believe that.

0:51.2

Hey folks, this is Jonathan Martin.

0:52.8

Welcome back to On the Road, where we sit down with politicians and talk about what really

0:57.7

matters.

0:58.7

Food, politics, and place.

1:01.2

We're coming at you from San Francisco this week.

1:03.3

The Waymoes are rolling by left and right, and we're going to be talking to Governor Gavin

1:07.9

Newsome over a fantastic seafood meal at one of the legendary political joints here in the city, Sam's Grill.

1:15.6

This is a place that's famous for welcoming judges, elected officials, the power players here.

1:21.6

Most famously, the forever mayor of San Francisco, Willie L. Brown, who eats here almost every day.

1:28.3

And I'm looking forward to talking to Governor Newsom about his new book, a memoir that's really a chronicle of this city, his family, and his own upbringing,

1:37.3

and this extraordinary and singular place. This is on the road coming at you from S-Saf.

1:43.3

I don't think I've ever done this.

1:48.0

I've read so many politicians' books, so many of these memoirs, these quickie campaign books.

1:53.0

They're all, to be totally, they're pretty crappy.

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