CNN State of the Union interview with Jake Tapper

Gavin Newsom, Governor of California

Broadcaster's transcript: CNN: State of the Union transcript. Retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

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Official title: CNN State of the Union, 9 November 2025: Gov. Gavin Newsom
Speaker: Gavin Newsom (Governor of California)
Date delivered: 9 Nov 2025
Where
Publisher: CNN: State of the Union transcript
Page: https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/sotu/date/2025-11-09/segment/01
Retrieved: 2026-10-07T10:23:31+00:00
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Licence: Quoted for review and criticism
Note on record: Broadcaster's transcript, fetched on 2026-10-07. CNN's transcript of the interview as broadcast, recorded the day before in Texas, in two parts with a break between; CNN said more was shown on another programme. Trimmed to the transcript: starts at "TAPPER: So, behind you are the flags"; ends at "Governor Gavin Newsom, thank you so much for your time, sir.".

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