Gavin Newsom pitches AI plan and calls out Trump’s 'broken' economy at 2026 Ideas Conference

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom — speaking at the Center for American Progress conference with the organization’s CEO Neera Tanden — signaled that he’s considering sweeping new economic safety-net programs in response to artificial intelligence and worker displacement, while arguing President Trump’s economy is failing ordinary Americans despite rosy macroeconomic statistics.