Newsom’s cracked mirror

Published August 20, 2025 12:04pm ET



CASTLE SHANNON, Pennsylvania A little over a year ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) came to western Pennsylvania to stump for then-President Joe Biden on the border of this borough and Mt. Lebanon, one of the wealthiest suburbs of Pittsburgh.

He gave a short speech to quell the efforts to pressure Biden to drop out of the race after his disastrous debate in Atlanta.

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