the interview goes on. and as you might imagine, while nem and i strongly disagree on pretty much everything, but to the governor s credit, he did sit a down for an entire hour. he answered most of our questions. and by the way, that was something that the president of the united states, joe biden, is not even remotely capable of doin g. so without further ado, here is part one of my interview with california s democratic governor, gavin newsom govern. . all right. so i write you this pick on a lot of pick up. aot opicki m sure. you saw as well. and i m like, okay, i want to day, o an interview.o and but i don t want to do an interview. i want to make sure the audience understands upfront this is noupront, tht g me. i want you to answer and give your views. i would saany you representry probably about half the country, your view, yos ande other half represents mine. you agree? what kin ine.d of divided plus or m minus? certainly divided. yeah. question. wee rn, you know
california califor is moving d to florida. that, i don ont imagine is in sa one of your eight slides. let me take another stab at thisb at. in 2021, california, 7.8% of gdp, gdp growth in this country, one of the fastest growing economies anywhere on planetomies an earth. this state continues to be the temple of the american economtent p they. rican 25.6% of all american jobs camei from this state in april. in the last two fiscal years, we enjoyed hundred and $77.7 billion in operating surpluses l . we re on our way to bear the fourth largest economy. eat your heart out. ea outy in the world, number i one in r&d, venture capital. more scientists, researchers, more nobel laureates, more patents emanatingl out of this state than any other state in america. with all due respectof , fordte doesn t even come close. eat your heart out. texas. california to be the dominant economic engine for the. i promised you before this interview i would let you give full answers. that s a fult u l answ