Andrew Gillum
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Andrew Gillum is a dynamic political leader who has focused on grassroots mobilization and addressing systemic issues in society. This interview highlights his commitment to education and social justice, as well as his experiences navigating the political landscape in Florida.
“He was the other of the three black students he was the second. His mother was a member of the state legislature, first black mayor of Gainesville, Florida, female black female mayor of Gainesville, Florida.”
“Until the Wisconsin go, and then she dropped them off at a city bus stop where they take the city bus because we used, I guess I could say this now, we're past any statue of limitations, but my mother wanted them to go to a good school so we would use my grandparents address in Gainesville and so her address meant that they didn't qualify…”
“And it means my hope that we have a much better pushback to it and really call Donald Trump out for what he is. He is exactly what he's exclaiming us to be. This is a man who is very attractive, a strong man. He's got more in common with, you know, the authoritarian leaders around the globe than any Democrat has.”
“That when you're in third grade, maybe not. It's not like the world they do. But how did you process? Yeah, for sure, and a failure not just for me but for all other people who were turned on the politics for the first time, who came up to me and gave me testimonies about why it is that they needed Medicaid expanded.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 373 — Andrew Gillum
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