Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is “worried” about the recall effort against him that might have collected enough signatures to go to a vote, he said Tuesday.
As the deadline for signature collection comes to a close, Newsom said he will “fight this thing.”
“I want to know, as a former Californian person, what is this really about?” The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked. “Because I think you’ve done a pretty damn good job in this gigantic state of keeping it together in circumstances where you didn’t get a lot of help.”
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There have been previous attempts to remove him from office, and “this one appears to have the requisite signatures,” the governor added.
“Am I worried about it? Of course, I’m worried about it,” he said. “The nature of these things. The up-or-down question. The zero-sum nature of the question is challenging. It’s vexing. And so, we’re taking it seriously.”
Organizers of the recall effort have collected over 2 million signatures, more than the required 1.5 million to trigger a statewide recall vote. Wednesday is the cutoff for signature collection. Officials will have to verify the signatures to ensure that the necessary number has been reached.
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“I have to do my job every single day, but I’m gonna fight this thing because I’m gonna fight for California values and the things I hold dear, and I think the vast majority of Californians, regardless of their political stripes, hold dear,” Newsom added.
California Gov. @GavinNewsom tells @TheView he’s taking the recall effort against him “seriously” and “going to fight this thing”: “It’s less about me, it’s more about… Democratic party values.”
“Of course, I’m worried about it,” he adds. https://t.co/Bwzha2Hy3f pic.twitter.com/R5OJouVicl
— The View (@TheView) March 16, 2021
