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California Governor Launches Anti-Tariff Ad on Fox News

In the ad, Gov. Newsom says the president’s trade policies ‘punish families,’ pointing to shortages of school backpacks and possibly Christmas toys.
California Governor Launches Anti-Tariff Ad on Fox News
A container ship docked at the Port of Oakland in California on April 18, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom took aim at President Donald Trump’s tariff policies in a new 30-second ad that aired over the weekend on “Fox & Friends.”

In the ad, filmed at the Port of Oakland, Newsom points out that California is the world’s fourth-largest economy and highlights the state’s low barriers to trade and consumer-focused regulations.
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.