As you might have noticed, the latest social media "strategy" from Team Gavin Newsom has been to troll Trump by attempting to impersonate his posting style. Having solved all problems in California, we're seeing stuff like this from the Newsom Press account:
HAS ANYONE NOTICED THAT SINCE I SAID “I HATE KID ROCK” HE'S NO LONGER 'HOT?' — GCN
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) August 20, 2025
I SELDOM WATCH LOW-RATED "GARBAGEMAN" GREG GUTFELD BUT, WHEN I DO, I MARVEL AT THE FAKE LAUGHTER ON THE SHOW. IT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD “LAUGH MACHINE,” IT’S SO OBNOXIOUS AND DISGUSTING, JUST LIKE HIM, ALWAYS LAUGHING NO MATTER WHAT IS SAID. REAL PATRIOTS HATE IT WHEN FOX (“EDITS THE…
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) August 20, 2025
The "low rated" jab might stick if Gutfeld didn't have the highest rated nighttime talk show on TV. If anything that's a troll on Kimmel and Colbert.
But Politico seems to like it:
How Gavin Newsom trolled his way to the top of social media https://t.co/bnU1VGwuYr
— POLITICO (@politico) August 20, 2025
They seem to be confusing getting noticed with popularity:
Social media presence is far more important than the corruption and ineptitude of his governance.
— 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 (@txsalth2o) August 20, 2025
Yet... pic.twitter.com/9RZueif3wl
— Lesley Stover (@lesley_stover) August 20, 2025
Add it all up and the constant Trump trolling from Team Newsom has even lost "Morning Joe" on MSNBC (soon to be known as "PMS NOW" or something like that).
Watch:
Hahahaha the Democrats are so cringe that even Morning Joe admits they are embarrassing themselves 😂
— TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) August 20, 2025
“You can see the Democrats are trying to find their footing and it’s quite embarrassing, actually.
I mean, Gavin Newsom. Have you seen what he’s doing online? And it’s like,… pic.twitter.com/Vu746UNY8y
The Democrats, especially Newsom, keep trying to "find their footing" and are falling flat on their faces.
When you lose Scarborough you know it's time to hang it up
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) August 20, 2025
No kidding.
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