Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., said he was worried about the 'overindulgence' of the Donald Trump hush money trial and suggested focusing on the former president could give him an electoral advantage. MSNBC host Jen Psaki asked the governor about a 'chorus' of people who think the hush money trial is only helping Trump politically, which she said was driving her 'crazy.' She questioned what Newsom might tell an undecided voter about why the case should matter to them.
Newsom said the focus on Trump was also not more important than RFK Jr. gaining ballot access in Michigan, an important swing state. 'So, I tend to be in that camp, a little less is more, as it relates to our obsession and focus on putting any more bright lights on someone who seeks them, no matter how ill-conceived or ill-willed or ill-fated his current standing might be,' Newsom said of Trump.
Psaki also asked Newsom about RFK Jr.'s candidacy and if he was worried about him hurting Biden's chances. 'He is a Kennedy. We revere Kennedys. At least I do,' he said. 'At the end of the day, common sense would dictate it's real. Jill Stein is real. Cornel West is real. We know that, those were determinative, those third parties, in these last elections.' Newsom warned that if RFK Jr.