California governor Gavin Newsom has never been mistaken for a fan of Donald Trump, but during a recent podcast, he made his feelings for the president extra clear, calling him a “son a bitch” who sets a poor example for kids.
Speaking about Trump’s decision last month to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles, Newsom said on The Shawn Ryan Show: “They’re sitting there on horses with American flags, running through soccer fields, scaring kids in the middle of the day at a summer camp. For what? Just toughness. It’s a weakness masquerading as strength.” Commenting on the ICE raids that have terrified immigrant communities in LA, Newsom continued: “That’s what I don’t like about this son of a bitch. He calls me ‘Newscum.’ How do I explain that to my kid? Now, I have my kids’ friends calling my kids ‘Newscum.’ That I get, because I was called that in seventh grade, but not by a 79 year old.” He added that the president should “model better goddamn behavior.”
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Trump is not the only administration official Newsom has had words for of late. On Saturday, he called out Vice President JD Vance, writing on X, “JD is back in California. He won’t take the time to debate and defend gutting our Medicaid system, taking away kids school meals, militarizing America’s streets, or adding trillions to the debt. Instead, he’s off to Disneyland. Probably to detain Mickey Mouse at this rate.” In another post that day, the governor responded to a video of the VP with his family at Disneyland, saying “Hope you enjoy your family time, @JDVance. The families you’re tearing apart certainly won’t.” The vice president wrote back, “Had a great time, thanks.”
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