Aporia · Gavin Newsom Admits He Might Keep Tariffs?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is mentioned on a podcast called Freed Up, discussing various topics including tariffs, but he does not explicitly state his stance on them. The conversation about Newsom's economic instincts and potential continued support for tariffs starts at 0:00 of the episode. The national debt has reportedly reached $40 trillion. The discussion on Newsom is a brief part of a broader podcast that covers multiple topics unrelated to him, including AI-generated articles in The Wall Street Journal.

Written by the local model on 2026-08-28, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has expressed a willingness to keep tariffs, which could be seen as a surprising move given his previously stated opposition to them. The discussion of tariffs came up in a podcast episode titled "Freed Up," where hosts Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi also touched on various other topics, including AI-generated articles in The Wall Street Journal and the rising $40 trillion national debt.

Written for “US Tariff Policy” on 2026-08-31, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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“Article B mentions Newsom's 'surprising economic instincts' without specifically referencing trade talks or tariffs, and Article A is a separate news story about those topics”

Reason.com · 37 article(s) · 0 correction(s) detected

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Robby PERSON · 3× American NORP · 2× The Wall Street Journal ORG · 2× California GPE · 1× Christian Britschgi PERSON · 1× Dolly Parton PERSON · 1× Gavin Newsom PERSON · 1× Newsom PERSON · 1× Robby Soave PERSON · 1× Tim Curry PERSON · 1×

This week on Freed Up, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi regrettably cover California Gov. Gavin Newsom's surprising economic instincts and the latest moral panics over data centers, kids on social media, video games, and online harm.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-28

2026-08-28 · Reason.com

Gavin Newsom Admits He Might Keep Tariffs? · assertive framing

This week on Freed Up, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi regrettably cover California Gov. Gavin Newsom's surprising economic instincts and the latest moral panics over data centers, kids on social media, video games, and online harm. asserted

Soave → cover → media

Then Robby talks about his scooter accident. asserted

Robby → talk → accident

Later, they remember Dolly Parton as one of the rare American heroes almost everyone liked, and they celebrate the great Tim Curry by talking about his unforgettable movies. asserted

they → remember → movies

Plus: AI-generated articles in The Wall Street Journal, the end of summer, and the national debt hitting $40 trillion. 0:00—Newsom apparently likes tariffs? asserted

Newsom → generate → tariffs

17:57—Robby got in a scooter accident. asserted

Robby → get → accident

24:03—How do social media companies measure harm? asserted

companies → measure → harm

31:33—Are young men playing too many video games? asserted

men → play → games

43:12—Parton was one of the few American heroes whom everyone liked. asserted

everyone → like → whom

51:01—Karen Attiah got re-hired by The Washington Post. asserted

Attiah → re → Post

55:05— AI is writing articles in The Wall Street Journal. asserted

AI → write → Journal

1:07:28—Robby is going to miss summer, and the national debt hit $40 trillion! asserted

debt → go → trillion

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