US EditionContributor: Newsom's Knives-Out Memes Show Plausible Strategy Against Trump
Governor Gavin Newsom uses all-caps posts and nicknames in a social media campaign mocking Donald Trump, sparking reactions from Fox News and GOP figures.
- On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed Fox News's reaction to his satirical posts, saying `nothing about this is normal, and it needs to be called out`, as Newsom's staff adopted Trump-style social media tactics.
- Tensions have escalated recently after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to redraw maps for five new GOP-leaning districts, prompting California Gov. Gavin Newsom to seek five additional Democratic-leaning California districts.
- Fox hosts including Dana Perino reacted with bewilderment to Newsom's AI-generated images, all-caps messages, and posts such as `Hey MAGA, am I doing this right?`; Matthew Dowd praised the tactic on MSNBC, saying laughter helps win voters.
- The posts have amused Democrats and angered MAGA supporters, with a top Trump ally saying the mockery is starting to sting the president while Kid Rock and Vice President JD Vance criticize Newsom's campaign.
- Strategists argued that Democrats often take themselves too seriously, but Matthew Dowd said voters respond to humor when laughing at politicians, while Gavin Newsom, potential future presidential contender, warns of authoritarianism.
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'Missed the entire point': Newsom mocks Fox News' reaction to his trolling of Trump
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) dismissed on Wednesday Fox News’s reaction to his satirical all-caps posts, arguing that "nothing about this is normal, and it needs to be called out.”"When Fox is sitting there, oh so concerned about these Tweets and all caps, they’ve missed the entire point, haven’t they?” he added.During a press call Wednesday, Newsom emphasized that his strategy has “called out the absurdity of the normalization of [President…
'Complete parody!' Ex-Bush strategist mocks Fox News fury at Newsom's trolling
A former strategist to George W. Bush's presidential campaign led an MSNBC panel into laughter over Fox News hosts who are bewildered by Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-CA) trolling of President Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters. For the past week, Newsom's staff has adopted the Trump style of social medi...
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