California Governor Gavin Newsom hosted Steve Bannon, a conservative media personality and former adviser to President Donald Trump, on a March 12 episode of his newly launched “This is Gavin Newsom” podcast.
The two seasoned political operatives, with typically divergent perspectives, found common ground on a host of issues, including economic theories and bureaucratic power.
Bannon started the interview by revealing his plan to “unwind” Newsom from a “globalist” to a “populist.”
“This is part of the deprogramming, is it?” Newsom joked in response.
On the issue of tariffs, both suggested levies have a place in U.S. trade policy. Newsom said he prefers targeted tariffs, while Bannon suggested broad and sustained levies are the most effective....
