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President Donald Trump has finally responded to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who has been relentlessly trolling him on social media in recent days.
Newsom has made it his mission to “put a mirror to Trump” — launching a full-blown parody campaign that mimics the president’s signature social media rants and even using AI-generated images to mock the GOP and Trump supporters such as Kid Rock.
“I know there are some people who are offended by our all-caps parody of Trump, but I thought it’s time to put a mirror to Trump,” Newsom told MeidasTouch Network’s Adam Mockler.
It seems the trolling worked.
Talking to reporters Friday, Trump didn’t hold back when asked about the California Democrat.
“The governor is incompetent,” he said. “I know Gavin very well. He’s an incompetent guy with a good line of bullshit — and he doesn’t get the job done.”
Newsom quickly fired back on X, formerly Twitter, simply saying, “Such low energy. SAD!”
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On Wednesday, the online feud spilled over to Truth Social, where the president kept the attacks coming.
“Gavin Newscum is way down in the polls,” he wrote. “He is viewed as the man who is destroying the once Great State of California. I will save California!!! President DJT.”
Newsom responded by screenshotting the post and adding just one word: “Triggered.”
During his interview with Mockler, Newsom explained the strategy behind his mockery — and why he’s doubling down.
“The point is to make the point about what is going on in this country,” he said. “You have the president of the United States that’s acting like a child and you’ve got the chatbots on Fox that repeat 24/7 and are weaponizing his grievances, attacking vulnerable people, traumatizing communities.”
He also delivered a broader call to action aimed at his fellow Democrats.
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“We need to stand up, all of us at this moment. Less judgment, more fortitude,” he remarked. “Meet this moment, not for ourselves, but for each other, for this country.”
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