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The California governor is taking harder lines as he confronts a budget shortfall, frustrations among constituents and other pressures that hover over his national ambitions.
As Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his plan to fill a $12 billion deficit Wednesday, a large screen next to him blared two words: TRUMP SLUMP. The governor blames — at least partially — the shortfall on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which he said cost the state $16 billion in lost revenue, primarily from capital gains taxes.