California's Democratic governor is already facing blowback from his own party after comments he made in the debut episode of his podcast "This is Gavin Newsom​."

The remarks by Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a potential White House hopeful, were an extraordinary break from fellow Democrats and signaled a newly defensive position on the issue.

NEWSOM’S NUKE — Gavin Newsom kicked off his new podcast today with a bang. The California governor and prospective presidential candidate broke with Democratic Party orthodoxy on a host of issues, including one of the most polarizing of all — the participation of transgender athletes in female college and youth sports.