Newsom Slams Senators for Ending Shutdown

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00:00Newsom slams senators for ending shutdown.

00:03California Governor Gavin Newsom expressed shock Tuesday at eight senators who broke with their party to end the historic government shutdown,

00:10warning that Democrats are not sufficiently alarmed by President Donald Trump's political maneuvers.

00:15According to the Associated Press, Newsom said during an interview at the COP30 UN climate conference in Brazil

00:21that he was stunned that those eight Democratic senators want to work with those across the aisle.

00:28I'm not coming in to punch anybody in the face, but I'm not pleased that in the face of this invasive species that is Donald Trump,

00:34who's completely changed the rules of the game, that we're still playing by the old rules of the game, Newsom said.

00:40The criticism targeted seven Democrats and independent Senator Angus King of Maine,

00:44who caucuses with Democrats, for joining Republicans in the Senate late Monday to pass legislation reopening the government.

00:51The deal ended the longest shutdown in U.S. history,

00:54but drew sharp rebuke from some Democratic leaders who said the senators had caved to the GOP

01:00without securing long-term extensions of health care subsidies set to expire January 1st.

01:05Before the procedural vote to advance the overall funding package,

01:09Newsom's office took to X, writing,

01:12Pathetic. This isn't a deal. It's a surrender. Don't bend the knee.

01:16After the senators voted with Republicans,

01:18he called their actions capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.

01:22Some acknowledged the deal was imperfect, but necessary to end the shutdown,

01:27which had disrupted paychecks, food assistance, and federal travel services for millions.

01:33When asked about his efforts to counter Trump, including his social media presence,

01:38and last week's passage of California House maps designed to counter Trump-backed gerrymandering efforts

01:43elsewhere, Newsom said he remains committed to acting more decisively than others in his party.

01:48I'm really more alarmed than it appears the eight members of my party are in the United States Senate,

01:55Newsom said. While the Trump administration did not send a delegation to COP30,

02:00Newsom, representing the world's fourth-largest economy,

02:03is expected to meet with officials from multiple nations attending the conference.

02:07Newsom up to number 1, Newsom said.