Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) urged world leaders to exempt California from expected retaliatory tariffs as the United States faces a global trade war following President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement.
California makes up 14% of the U.S.’s GDP and, by itself, would be the world’s fifth-largest economy. Newsom is looking to leverage that to expand trade with foreign partners.
“Donald Trump’s tariffs do not represent all Americans,” Newsom said in a video on X, adding that he spoke for 40 million U.S. citizens and the “tent pole of the U.S. economy.”
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“Our state of mind is around supporting stable trading relationships around the globe, and that’s why today, I’ve directed my administration to look at new opportunities to expand trade and to remind our trading
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