Barack Obama's former political guru gave Californian governor Gavin Newsom some bone advice after he received a recover from an appearance on a conservative podcast.
Newsom, 57, sat down with the right -wing influencer, Charlie Kirk, for the first episode of his new podcast, this is Gavin Newsom, which was released on Thursday.
During the chat of 90 minutes, the Democratic Governor explained transgender athletes who participated in women's sports 'deep unfair' – breaking off the traditional liberal position on the issue.
Like many people, Strategist Axelrod saw this shift as a political motivated and a clear attempt by Newsom to get more of a foot with conservative voters.
“If I gave the Governor advice, I would say,” Don't be so open that people can see the wheels turning. ”
“When did you have this Epiphany?” Axelrod also asked as he was a panel member at the source of CNN at Kaitlain Collins. “And the answer is when he discovered that Republicans could arm the issue.”
Obama's former adviser believed that Newsom used the episode as a way to “set out that territory about that issue.”
“And let's be honest, this is not a new tactic,” he criticized. “It was clear what he did, he just didn't do it very artfully.”
A strategist that helped Barack Obama gave California Governor Gavin News of some Bot advice after he received a recoil from his new podcast. He advised him to keep his opinions closer to his chest and say, “Don't be so open that people can see the wheels turning.”
Newsom, 57, sat down with right -wing influencer, Charlie Kirk, for the first episode of his new podcast
Karen Finney, who was a senior adviser of Hillary Clinton, called Newsom's Move a 'Gimmick'.
“The thirst drips from him,” she told CNN. 'Just put it, it's dirty … Why are you at Charlie Kirk and take your potshots on the VP [Kamala Harris]? '
During the interview, Kirk asked Newsom: “Wouldn't you say men in female sports?”
Newsom replied: 'Well, I think it's a matter of honesty. I totally agree. It is a matter of honesty. It is deeply unfair.
Kirk challenged him to call the case of Ab Hernandez, a translate in high school that dominated the jumps of women and triple jump in California.
Newsom avoided that case, but said he agreed with Kirk's general position that it was unfair for women to compete with an athlete born a man.
But he further said that it was important to ensure that vulnerable communities were protected.
“There is also humility and grace … that these poor people are more likely to commit suicide, have fear and depression, and the way people talk to vulnerable communities is a problem that I am having a hard time with,” he said.
During the chat of 1.5 hours, the democratic governor stated transgender athletes who participated in women's sports 'deep unfair' – breaking off the traditional liberal position on the issue
Karen Finney, who was a senior adviser of Hillary Clinton, called Newsom's Move a 'Gimmick'. She said, “The thirst is dripping from him”
'So both things that I can hold in my hand. How can we tackle this problem with the kind of decency that I think, you know, inherent to you, but is not always expressed about the issue? '
Newsom is expected to run for the president in 2028. And he has shown the willingness to come into contact with conservatives and to appear on Fox News while he dissolves the wreck of the Democrats 2024 election campaign.
In the first episode of Kirk's Podcast, he admitted that Democrats simply could not compete with the reach of Trump and Elon Musk.
“We are toast,” he said.
His new show was designed to bring him together with people on the other side. And he promised to interview architects of the Maga movement.
Axelrod also revealed in a separate CNN interview that the 'very strange' moment vice president JD Vance opposed the president during the Zensky -Meltdown of Trump that nobody seemed to be bell.
He pointed out that Vance during the heated Oval Office – yesterday said that Russia invaded Ukraine – with Axelrod who admit: “That is something that the president will not say.”
In an interview with CNN, Alexrod let a great sigh before he unveiled the sound bite that “caught his ear,” and said it meant a rare time that Vance spoke publicly against the president.
Axelrod was a strategist for Barack Obama (shown in 2012)
“He tried to make a point that Ukraine was at stake a lot to end the war, but by making the point, he in fact spoke to the president that refuses to say the same thing,” he said.
“The only thing I think people missed that my ear caught,” he told CNN's Dana Bash. '[It] wax [how] Vance started by saying that Russia had invaded Ukraine and had destroyed a large part of the country, that is something that the president of the United States will not say. '
Obama's former adviser continued with the labeling of Vance the 'provocateur' of the day.
Axelrod also said that VANCE voted against 'the Spirit' of the United Nations earlier this week, in which the US chose the side of authoritarian regimes -including Russia, Noord -Korea, Wit -Russia and Hungary -by opposing a VN resolution that condemned the Russian agriculture to Ukraine.
“So that was very strange to me,” he added and said that the peace talks “were very filthy.”
