Gavin Newsom appears at Carpenters Local 701 in Fresno on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, to drum up support with less than a week left in the state's recall election. - ERIC PAUL ZAMORA/TNS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday blasted former President Donald Trump and recall candidate Larry Elder for sowing mistrust in California’s upcoming election before any results have been announced. After casting his recall ballot at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento, Newsom said the former president’s rhetoric, as well as Elder’s plans to challenge the election results, are damaging to democracy. “There is a thread within the Republican Party that, if they don’t get what they want, they are willing to assault the core tenets of an election in ways that have far-reach...
