Atlanta Democrat Mayor Andre Dickens participated in a Sunday book tour event with California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom in Atlanta. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Newsom then went into his personal background living with dyslexia, a learning disability that impacts how an individual processes written words when trying to read.
"My dyslexia, I haven't overcome dyslexia, I'm living with it," Newsom said. "I was a guy in the back of the classroom, my head down, just praying the teacher didn't call on me."
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California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom attended a Sunday book tour event in Atlanta, but his words made headlines that some say might damage his presidential candidacy instead of enhancing it. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Newsom talked further about "reports from the doctors," detailing his challenges.
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"I never realized – I was going after school three days a week – I didn't know what for," he said, noting his "mom was furious" as she learned he "has quote, unquote dyslexia."
"Because she didn't want that to limit me. She didn't want that to be an excuse."
Eric Mack is a writer for Fox News Digital covering breaking news.
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