{"id":2416628,"date":"2026-05-14T15:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2416628"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:22:20","slug":"gavin-newsom-lobbies-for-entertainment-industry-maybe-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gavin-newsom-lobbies-for-entertainment-industry-maybe-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom Lobbies For Entertainment Industry & Maybe More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThroughout his decades in politics, Gavin Newsom<\/a> has been called everything under the California sun by friends and foes alike, but there is one moniker the two-term Golden State governor embraces, thanks to Donald Trump<\/a>: disruptor.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t spend a lot of time on labels, I spend time on results,\u201d a definitive Newsom declares. \u201cBut if by \u2018disruptor\u2019 you mean challenging a status quo that\u2019s not meeting the moment, then yeah, I\u2019m happy to lean into that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m from San Francisco, and an entrepreneur from the earliest days of my career \u2014 disruption has always been the norm for me,\u201d the likely 2028 presidential contender adds.<\/p>\n

\n\tOf course, Newsom being Newsom, or at least the post-2024 Newsom, the governor can\u2019t resist pulling up a tried, true and well-trolled comparison with President Trump and his tactics.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOn the political side of it \u2014 look at who our president is,\u201d the governor says of his constant adversary. \u201cHe has made disruption the norm, so the only way to break through and counterbalance is through disruption as well. But in that respect, I am hopeful we can return to a less hostile, less disruptive form of government and politics that encourages engagement but not aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhether or not politics or America will ever return to a less hostile, less disruptive state, it is certain the already perpetually ambitious Newsom made the jump to hyperspace with the return of the ex-Apprentice<\/em> host to the White House last year. The awkward d\u00e9tente of Trump\u2019s first term (that also saw Newsom\u2019s ex-wife Kimberly Guilfoyle dating Donald Trump Jr.) has devolved amidst POTUS\u2019 cruel immigration roundups and overall authoritarianism to schoolyard name-calling (\u201cNewscum\u201d) from Trump and realpolitik trench warfare by any other name. The upside in Sacramento is that by taking off the white gloves, Newsom, by far the most vigorous Trump critic among elected Democrats, has claimed a sweet spot as both the unofficial leader of the opposition and successor material.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe governor insists he\u2019s just trying to meet the moment, in the media and otherwise.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI haven\u2019t changed, the stakes have. We\u2019re in a different era where Trump and MAGA have been very effective at flooding the zone, dominating narratives, and not being shy about drawing stark contrasts,\u201d the governor says. \u201cFor too long, Democrats were playing defense, overly cautious, worried about offending rather than persuading. And that\u2019s not the world we\u2019re living in anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDespite some of Trump\u2019s worst hits, California\u2019s almost always camera-ready leading man isn\u2019t seemingly apprehensive about flipping the script to where he and Trump, a past Emmy nominee, appear to have a common goal and can work together to support the entertainment business.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve asked President Trump to institute a\u00a0national program that is 10 times the size of California\u2019s $750 million program,\u201d says Newsom of the growing bipartisan initiative to rebuild film and TV production in the U.S., with measures like those in the UK, Australia and Canada. \u201cIt would be a game-changer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNearly six years into his governorship, Newsom in late 2024 proposed more than doubling the state\u2019s small- and big-screen incentives in an effort to-stem the tsunami of production and projects leaving the home of Hollywood. Framed as a jobs strategy, the 2025 increase from $330 million annually to $750 million, with other inducements, has already seen a vast increase in applications to a program that had been oversubscribed for a year. Plus, talk of further post-production plans before the legislature this year and a Made in America tax credit have offered new hope and put a brighter shine on Newsom\u2019s legacy before he leaves office in 2027.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tRead the digital edition of Deadline\u2019s\u00a0Disruptors<\/a>\/Cannes magazine\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\t\u201cA national film and TV tax incentive would support more filming in the United States generally, and I\u2019m confident that California would benefit heavily from that increase,\u201d Newsom says. \u201cIf you\u2019ll forgive my pride \u2014 there is no comparison for California, especially not in the film industry. But more than that, we are a state that stands by our values; we believe in protecting people and defending rights. People want to work in a state that cares about them, and California is not short on care\u2026 or talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNewsom being Newsom, and a sharp operative, the notion of a national program can\u2019t help but once again put him in the national conversation. Though with just over six months left on his present job, the governor isn\u2019t quite willing to say the quiet thing out loud\u2026 \u00a0yet. Emphasizing the success of his Proposition 50 redistricting amendment last November, and \u201ctaking back the House\u201d in this year\u2019s midterms, Newsom plays the family card when it comes to an anticipated Oval Office bid in two years. \u201cIt\u2019s a decision I will only make with my four extraordinary kids and rockstar wife,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019ll see what fate decides.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIndeed, we will.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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