Newsom walks back calling ICE ‘terrorists’ when confronted by Ben Shapiro

Published January 16, 2026 11:19am ET



Days after his office called the killing of Renee Good “state-sponsored terrorism,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) backtracked.

Newsom appeared to disagree with his office’s comments during an episode of his podcast with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.

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