Gavin Newsom Rips Republican ‘Total BS’ Claim: ‘It’s a False Flag’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called the Republican claim that Democrats support and even promote abortion rights up until and after birth “total BS.”

“It’s invented, it’s a political matter. People are not looking to have an abortion at the end of the cycle,” Newsom told CNN’s Dana Bash in a lengthy interview that aired Monday.

Newsom, however, said that’s “exactly where” Republicans now need to go “because they’ve gone too far to the other side.”

“It’s a false flag,” he told Bash. “That’s where they need to go to get out of the mess they’ve created because they don’t believe in the fundamental choice and freedom of women.” This whole question is a political question. And with respect, I’m not surprised that Donald Trump would say that.”

“I call this whole debate BS, it’s purely political nonsense,” he added.