Governor Newsom just dropped BARS on Trump after Putin meeting. Seems like his election campaign begins today?
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Newsom Threatens to 'Punch' Trump in the Face and Defends MAGA Trolling
The California Governor also called out Fox News for ‘missing the point’ about his parody social media posts.
Newsom Threatens to ‘Punch’ Trump in the Face and Defends MAGA Trolling
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The California Governor also called out Fox News for ‘missing the point’ about his parody social media posts.
Farrah Tomazin
Political Correspondent
Updated Aug. 20 2025 6:16PM EDT Published Aug. 20 2025 5:57PM EDT
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Gavin Newsom has threatened to “punch” Donald Trump in the mouth as the California Governor defended his online trolling strategy and vowed to push ahead with redistricting in his state.
The metaphorical threat was made as Newsom, a potential future presidential contender, warned that America was on the brink of authoritarianism and that “nothing about this is normal.”
“It’s not about whether we play hardball anymore - it’s about how we play hardball,” he said of Trump on Wednesday.
“We are going to fight back and we’re going to punch this bully in the mouth.”
Tensions between the White House and the California governor have escalated in recent weeks, after Trump, eager to stave off a midterm defeat, called on Texas Republicans to change their Congressional maps to create five new potential GOP seats.
In turn, Newsom moved to also redraw California’s congressional districts and add up to five left-leaning seats in his heavily blue state.
But it’s his relentless online mocking of Trump, in which Newsom mimics the president’s signature all-caps style and parodies Trump’s rants, that has elevated the Democrat’s status and dominated social media algorithms.
“TINY HANDS IS OUT HERE COPYING ME — BUT WITHOUT THE STAMINA (SAD), AND CERTAINLY WITHOUT THE “LOOKS.” TOTAL BETA!,” he wrote in one post, with a black and white photo of himself and the president.
The posts, which are managed through Newsom’s office, have amused Democrats and social media users, but enraged MAGA acolytes and conservative TV networks.
Among them is Fox News, whose presenters have variously described him as “childish,” “foolish,” and, in one case, even resulted in host Dana Perino calling on Newsom’s wife to intervene.
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But speaking on a press call with the Daily Beast and other reporters on Wednesday, Newsom defended his MAGA-parody strategy, saying that “if nothing else, we’ve called out the absurdity of the normalization of Donald Trump.”
“You can’t make it up, and when Fox is sitting there, oh so concerned about these Tweets and all caps, they’ve missed the entire point, haven’t they?
“We’re pushing back, and people are paying a bit more attention… Maybe they should be paying a bit more attention to what the President of the United States is modeling every single day. Nothing about this is normal, and it needs to be called out.”
The comments came as Texas House Republicans were set on Wednesday to approve the partisan redistricting that Trump had called for.
The California legislature is expected to vote for their congressional map changes on Thursday, although this would eventually have to be approved by the state’s voters.
The issue is contentious because it sets up a redistricting arms race ahead of the midterms, which critics fear will undermine democracy and result in U.S. elections being further manipulated for political purposes.
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But Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin said the party could no longer afford to “roll over while Republicans break the rules and try to rig the game.”
“Governor Newsom didn’t care whether folks would clutch their pearls when he decided to fight fire with fire and level the playing field against this craven, power hungry White House,” Martin said.
“His fight is a game changer, a national moment for Democrats to show up for all voters.”
The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comment.
However, Trump has also previously defended the redistricting push in Texas, posting on Truth Social: “I call on all of my Republican friends in the Legislature to work as fast as they can to get THIS MAP to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk, ASAP.”
In relation to Newsom’s social media trolling, Trump’s Communications Director Steven Cheung has previously rage-posted about the governor’s account, while Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson said the posts were “very weird and not very funny at all.”
Ethnic Vagina Finder
The Great Paper Chaser
fukk an election. We need assassinations.
Mans descending into madness and if Dems want them seats, you gotta get those dance shoes to square with the devil 
. No mo play in the USA. Enough of this turn the other cheek shyt. MAGAts want smoke, stop drop and roll.
. No mo play in the USA. Enough of this turn the other cheek shyt. MAGAts want smoke, stop drop and roll.
Henry Orbit
Finesser
"When they go low, we go to hell."Mans descending into madness and if Dems want them seats, you gotta get those dance shoes to square with the devil
I mean, this should’ve been the move from jump"When they go low, we go to hell."
Class left our political system long ago
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That's what satire is
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It's a well known fact that these people do not understand satire or nuance. It's simply too advanced a concept for them.
It's a well known fact that these people do not understand satire or nuance. It's simply too advanced a concept for them.
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1/15
@Acyn
Vance: This idea that Gavin Newsom is somehow going to mimic Donald Trump's style—That ignores the fundamental genius of President Trump's political success that he is authentic.. Don't be a crazy person. Be authentic
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1958308075242483712/vid/avc1/1280x720/ZsyAYab2o0oQtB9A.mp4
2/15
@_e_tto_
Nobody’s mimicking Trump. We’re mocking him. That’s what satire is... sorry if it went over your head.
3/15
@thorax11
Why is that so hard to understand?
4/15
@batsoupbadsoup
Not having the effect you’re aiming for
5/15
@TornadoChop
these people told me that the wall was a metaphor and that trump only meant gangs when he said those things about mexico
6/15
@carbonneau_mary
Perfect...
7/15
@Sharonb57470441
8/15
@anewmanofficial
This. They still don’t get the joke. Not only are maga stupid but they have a shytty sense of humor too.
9/15
@Deejays34Goff
Well it does seem that everything goes over a MAGA CULTISTS head. So there's that fact.
10/15
@nfmosphotos
That’s why all the republican “comedians “ are unfunny as hell
11/15
@GoddessCeline69
Go easy on them. Their Maga, not Einstein
12/15
@EricJGoose
13/15
@mjmninety
So, mimicking?
Yikes
14/15
@mwillie28
Let's go back to the Magoo days. What first? Give Iran back their nucs? You want to start there?
15/15
@HasukashiDude
Stupid dems gathering here. Lol
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@Acyn
Vance: This idea that Gavin Newsom is somehow going to mimic Donald Trump's style—That ignores the fundamental genius of President Trump's political success that he is authentic.. Don't be a crazy person. Be authentic
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1958308075242483712/vid/avc1/1280x720/ZsyAYab2o0oQtB9A.mp4
2/15
@_e_tto_
Nobody’s mimicking Trump. We’re mocking him. That’s what satire is... sorry if it went over your head.
3/15
@thorax11
Why is that so hard to understand?
4/15
@batsoupbadsoup
Not having the effect you’re aiming for
5/15
@TornadoChop
these people told me that the wall was a metaphor and that trump only meant gangs when he said those things about mexico
6/15
@carbonneau_mary
Perfect...
7/15
@Sharonb57470441
8/15
@anewmanofficial
This. They still don’t get the joke. Not only are maga stupid but they have a shytty sense of humor too.
9/15
@Deejays34Goff
Well it does seem that everything goes over a MAGA CULTISTS head. So there's that fact.
10/15
@nfmosphotos
That’s why all the republican “comedians “ are unfunny as hell
11/15
@GoddessCeline69
Go easy on them. Their Maga, not Einstein
12/15
@EricJGoose
13/15
@mjmninety
So, mimicking?
Yikes
14/15
@mwillie28
Let's go back to the Magoo days. What first? Give Iran back their nucs? You want to start there?
15/15
@HasukashiDude
Stupid dems gathering here. Lol
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@GavinNewsom
Next, he’s going to announce that Blockbuster wants to move back to California too.
[Quoted tweet]
Kevin McCarthy: "We have a governor who spends more time on this instead of trying to encourage Bed Bath & Beyond to move back to California."
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1958564793595351040/vid/avc1/1280x720/G-qLCokvMcfLKC6L.mp4
2/37
@Deadlydillgame
Make it happen
3/37
@BuyDirectUSA
Sounds like someone wants to see more stores in his state but doesn't know how to make it gappen.
4/37
@Bubblebathgirl
Making fun of companies abandoning your state is not a good way to keep companies from leaving.
5/37
@USBornNRaised
According to data from Build Remote, as of June 2024, over 90 companies with more than 100 employees have left California in the last four years, including Tesla, Neutrogena, Chevron, and Ruiz Foods.
6/37
@JohnOleske
7/37
@TheKevinDalton
Continuing to make fun of businesses that are forced out of California by your abysmal policies certainly seems to be working out.
8/37
@CryptidPolitics
Gavin Newsom showing why businesses are fleeing California.
It’s clear that Newsom does not value business.
9/37
@DrDelta99
Its all coming together
10/37
@sabback
“If you can’t trust Gavin with your best friend’s wife, how can you trust him with your state?”
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1957545945026932736/vid/avc1/576x500/8r50X6REXGGCeySl.mp4
11/37
@John
Blockbuster comeback would be lit !!
12/37
@NadelParis
Be kind and rewind, and redistricting ALL blue states!
13/37
@thereal_Osborne
You're just pissed you're being excluded from growth.
14/37
@asmartbrunette1
Kevin is worried because he knows and Cathy can't bail him out on this one
15/37
@Denosko1
16/37
@DaveSchreiber3
17/37
@AlcieToo
I still have my blockbuster membership card. Waiting for the day. Please and thank you.
18/37
@LorrieAnn25
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1958636225981505536/pu/vid/avc1/464x688/OnK84pvd1oWIPBLl.mp4
19/37
@Archiered1
20/37
@LibertarianLars
Who is worse?
21/37
@Jay2three
the timing of your account being more vocal on X and the bed bath and beyond thing is hilarious
anyways , like i said ,
retail investors will not like you . and cali has alot of those i feel like , and crypto people , who will also not like you now , birds of a feather yo
22/37
@deadheading7
23/37
@AustinConserve
You are an expert on unemployment and homelessness!
24/37
@kevin_lee64
I wonder if Tesla will move back...
25/37
@RenoMcDallas
Not only does Bed Bath and Beyond not want to pay your high taxes or deal with your overbearing laws, they don't want to have to lock most of their small items behind glass.
26/37
@WifeOfCombatVet
WTH??
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27/37
@MAGA_n_cheese
28/37
@pitboxer_crafts
This seems to bother you, considering the time and attention you're giving it.
29/37
@blockxs
Guess movies are making a comeback
30/37
@NiceDeb
Are you sure it's a good strategy to ridicule a struggling company trying to make a comeback when you are a potential presidential candidate and thus expected to not be hostile toward business? Especially since the state you govern leads the country in store closures?
31/37
@TheSouthGAJohn
Didn't your wife have a cockbuster with Harvey Weinstein?
32/37
@Arnie4USA
Newscum — sit down.
You gave Californians the middle finger because a lot of them who left didn’t want to leave.
33/37
@1drcole
McCarthy’s big talk on redistricting is just hot air funded by GOP lobbyists, not a real threat to Newsom’s game. /search?q=#McCarthyMisfire /search?q=#NewsomStrong /search?q=#GOPGrift
34/37
@NostraChavez
IMPORTANT:
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1922099316925116416/pu/vid/avc1/846x718/JY00Y4gZU-eKZxuM.mp4
35/37
@RelaxingNews
Why don’t you address the reasons that Marcus Lemonis laid out for not wanting to open stores in California.
A real leader would have already called him to understand the issues and convinced him to change his mind.
Instead you complain, rant and offer no solutions.
36/37
@Wall_St_Custo
You are a condescending a$$hole
37/37
@GuntherEagleman
No one wants to move back to California. Its a shythole.
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@GavinNewsom
Next, he’s going to announce that Blockbuster wants to move back to California too.
[Quoted tweet]
Kevin McCarthy: "We have a governor who spends more time on this instead of trying to encourage Bed Bath & Beyond to move back to California."
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1958564793595351040/vid/avc1/1280x720/G-qLCokvMcfLKC6L.mp4
2/37
@Deadlydillgame
Make it happen
3/37
@BuyDirectUSA
Sounds like someone wants to see more stores in his state but doesn't know how to make it gappen.
4/37
@Bubblebathgirl
Making fun of companies abandoning your state is not a good way to keep companies from leaving.
5/37
@USBornNRaised
According to data from Build Remote, as of June 2024, over 90 companies with more than 100 employees have left California in the last four years, including Tesla, Neutrogena, Chevron, and Ruiz Foods.
6/37
@JohnOleske
7/37
@TheKevinDalton
Continuing to make fun of businesses that are forced out of California by your abysmal policies certainly seems to be working out.
8/37
@CryptidPolitics
Gavin Newsom showing why businesses are fleeing California.
It’s clear that Newsom does not value business.
9/37
@DrDelta99
Its all coming together
10/37
@sabback
“If you can’t trust Gavin with your best friend’s wife, how can you trust him with your state?”
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1957545945026932736/vid/avc1/576x500/8r50X6REXGGCeySl.mp4
11/37
@John
Blockbuster comeback would be lit !!
12/37
@NadelParis
Be kind and rewind, and redistricting ALL blue states!
13/37
@thereal_Osborne
You're just pissed you're being excluded from growth.
14/37
@asmartbrunette1
Kevin is worried because he knows and Cathy can't bail him out on this one
15/37
@Denosko1
16/37
@DaveSchreiber3
17/37
@AlcieToo
I still have my blockbuster membership card. Waiting for the day. Please and thank you.
18/37
@LorrieAnn25
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1958636225981505536/pu/vid/avc1/464x688/OnK84pvd1oWIPBLl.mp4
19/37
@Archiered1
20/37
@LibertarianLars
Who is worse?
21/37
@Jay2three
the timing of your account being more vocal on X and the bed bath and beyond thing is hilarious
anyways , like i said ,
retail investors will not like you . and cali has alot of those i feel like , and crypto people , who will also not like you now , birds of a feather yo
22/37
@deadheading7
23/37
@AustinConserve
You are an expert on unemployment and homelessness!
24/37
@kevin_lee64
I wonder if Tesla will move back...
25/37
@RenoMcDallas
Not only does Bed Bath and Beyond not want to pay your high taxes or deal with your overbearing laws, they don't want to have to lock most of their small items behind glass.
26/37
@WifeOfCombatVet
WTH??
California Resident Tests Positive for Bubonic Plague | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
27/37
@MAGA_n_cheese
28/37
@pitboxer_crafts
This seems to bother you, considering the time and attention you're giving it.
29/37
@blockxs
Guess movies are making a comeback
30/37
@NiceDeb
Are you sure it's a good strategy to ridicule a struggling company trying to make a comeback when you are a potential presidential candidate and thus expected to not be hostile toward business? Especially since the state you govern leads the country in store closures?
31/37
@TheSouthGAJohn
Didn't your wife have a cockbuster with Harvey Weinstein?
32/37
@Arnie4USA
Newscum — sit down.
You gave Californians the middle finger because a lot of them who left didn’t want to leave.
33/37
@1drcole
McCarthy’s big talk on redistricting is just hot air funded by GOP lobbyists, not a real threat to Newsom’s game. /search?q=#McCarthyMisfire /search?q=#NewsomStrong /search?q=#GOPGrift
34/37
@NostraChavez
IMPORTANT:
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1922099316925116416/pu/vid/avc1/846x718/JY00Y4gZU-eKZxuM.mp4
35/37
@RelaxingNews
Why don’t you address the reasons that Marcus Lemonis laid out for not wanting to open stores in California.
A real leader would have already called him to understand the issues and convinced him to change his mind.
Instead you complain, rant and offer no solutions.
36/37
@Wall_St_Custo
You are a condescending a$$hole
37/37
@GuntherEagleman
No one wants to move back to California. Its a shythole.
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