Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom took time during a weekend trip to deep-red Idaho to celebrate a bookstore claiming it sells “banned” books.
“Book bans are at a record high – there have been over 1,200 challenges in the last year, nearly double the (then-record) total from 2021,” Newsom tweeted on Sunday, including a video of his visit to Rediscovered Books in Boise.
“Couldn’t leave Boise without dropping by this incredible bookstore. The owners of Rediscovered Books are doing everything they can to push back against these insane bans happening across the country,” he added.
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The video Newsom posted included shots of him browsing through the store, an image of what appeared to be a bumper sticker reading, “Stick it to the ban. Read banned books,” and an image of sign reading, “Read these banned books.”
According to an April report, nearly 1,500 books were “banned” in the first…
