Gavin Newsom pitches AI mass welfare plan while attacking Trump on ‘broken’ economy
Gavin Newsom is proposing a new economic safety-net plan in response to the challenges posed by artificial intelligence. He criticized President Trump's economic policies, claiming they have failed to support ordinary Americans. Newsom's proposals include wage replacement programs and universal basic income as potential solutions to worker displacement caused by AI.
- ▪Gavin Newsom is considering sweeping new economic safety-net programs in response to AI and worker displacement.
- ▪He criticized Trump's economy, stating it is failing ordinary Americans despite positive macroeconomic statistics.
- ▪Newsom is exploring policies modeled after European social welfare systems, including wage replacement programs.
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Politics Gavin Newsom pitches AI mass welfare plan while attacking Trump on ‘broken’ economy By Josh Koehn Published May 19, 2026, 5:22 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Gavin Newsom’s time as California governor is running short, which may be why he’s accelerating positions to address an increasingly AI-dominated economy ahead of his likely presidential run in 2028. On Tuesday, 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.
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