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Bill Maher compares Gavin Newsom to Trump: ‘You are imitating him’

California Governor Gavin Newsom appeared on Real Time With Bill Maher to defend his lawsuit against Fox News and his aggressive social media rhetoric, which host Bill Maher suggested mimics President Donald Trump.
A Delaware judge ruled Thursday that the governor's $787 million defamation lawsuit against Fox may proceed, finding it "reasonably conceivable" the network knowingly aired false claims regarding a phone call with Trump.
Rejecting accusations of imitation, Newsom insisted he is simply holding a "mirror" up to Trump, describing his tactics as necessary to "reflect that reality and express the absurdity.

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