CA Gov. Bemoans Pandemic Bungling, Blames Others w/ John Phillips & Dr. Kelly Victory – Ask Dr. Drew

In Gov. Gavin Newsom's new interview with Chuck Todd, the CA Governor bemoans the anger he faced after his muchderided COVID19 lockdown strategy, now saying “I think we would’ve done everything differently" in hindsight and “I think there’s a lot of humility" before backtracking and passing the blame to others"we didn’t know what we didn’t know. And it was hardly I; it was we, collectively." ••「 CALL IN & LINKS」•• John Phillips and Dr. Kelly Victory discuss the new wave of historyrewriting and blamepassing from officials who previously championed lockdowns and mandates but are suddenly changing their tune as election season approaches.

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Dr. Kelly Victory MD is a boardcertified trauma and emergency specialist with over 30 years of clinical experience. She served as CMO for Whole Health Management, delivering onsite healthcare services for Fortune 500 companies. She holds a BS from Duke University and her MD from the University of North Carolina. Follow her at