Robby Soave delivers radar on Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-CA) viral clip from his Atlanta book event where California Democrat appears to be telling a largely Black audience he had a low SAT score and struggles to read speeches. #GavinNewsom #BlackVoters #2028 About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge an

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing sharp criticism after telling a predominantly Black audience in Atlanta that he was “just like you” because he scored a 960 on the SAT and “cannot read” a speech during an event promoting his memoir, Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery. Newsom, speaking Sunday in Atlanta with Mayor Andre Dickens, said he wasn’t trying to “impress” the crowd but was trying to “impress upon them” that he was like them, adding, “I’m no better than you” and that his str