{"id":2505753,"date":"2025-11-02T12:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-says-he-imitates-trump-online-to-hold-mirror-to-madness\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T12:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:43:50","slug":"newsom-says-he-imitates-trump-online-to-hold-mirror-to-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-says-he-imitates-trump-online-to-hold-mirror-to-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200b\u200bNewsom says he imitates Trump online to hold &#8216;mirror&#8217; to &#8216;madness&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-says-he-imitates-trump-online-to-hold-mirror-to-madness%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2505753&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California Governor Gavin Newsom explained that his decision too imitate former President Donald Trump&#8217;s distinctive and often exaggerated social media style is intended to &#8220;hold a mirror&#8221; up to what he describes as Trump&#8217;s &#8220;madness.&#8221; He argues that this approach is meant to prevent normalizing Trump&#8217;s behaviour, which he sees as increasingly outlandish, such as dressing up in costumes. Newsom defended this strategy during an NBC News interview,responding to concerns that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-warns-gop-will-lose-in-2024-if-candidates-act-like-trump\/\" title=\"DeSantis cautions GOP: Trump-like behavior equals 2024 defeat.\">mimicking trump<\/a> might reinforce or normalize his style. He emphasized that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a> has changed, making such dialogue tactics necessary to confront the current crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom also expressed confidence in upcoming elections, particularly in California, where he supports Proposition 50 to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >implement partisan redistricting aimed<\/a> at strengthening Democratic power.He highlighted a recent shift within the Democratic party towards greater unity and optimism, contrasting it with a more challenging environment just months earlier. Newsom sees this as a pivotal moment for the party as it seeks to overcome political challenges and assert its agenda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&#8203;&#8203;Newsom says he imitates Trump online to hold &lsquo;mirror up&rsquo; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s &lsquo;madness&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2387036\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a>&rsquo;s Democratic governor defended his move to mimic President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\"> Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s signature, bombastic social media style, arguing he must hold up &ldquo;a mirror to the madness.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) explained why<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovPressOffice\"> his press office is parodying<\/a> the president&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-change-their-social-media-strategy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats change their social media ... - Washington Examiner\">social strategy<\/a> when pressed during an NBC News interview <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gCYmtpdK_XQ\">published Sunday<\/a> on concerns his imitation &ldquo;runs the risk of normalizing&rdquo; Trump&rsquo;s style.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3871808\/trump-threatens-military-deployment-nigeria-over-killing-of-christians\/\">Trump threatens military deployment to Nigeria over &#8216;killing of Christians&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3870856\/republicans-quick-to-burst-trumps-filibuster-trial-balloon\/\">Republicans quick to burst Trump&#8217;s filibuster trial balloon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3871486\/trump-asks-courts-how-to-fund-snap-during-shutdown\/\">Trump asks courts how to legally fund SNAP so Americans don&#8217;t &#8216;go hungry&#8217; during shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Quite the contrary,&rdquo; the governor, who is known as a leading Trump critic, told NBC host Kirsten Welker. &ldquo;The whole expression was to not allow it to be normalized. It was becoming normalized. He&rsquo;s dressing up as the pope! As Superman. It&rsquo;s madness. And so I put a mirror up to that madness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And the wonderful thing about it is folks in different networks &mdash; they were appalled,&rdquo; Newsom continued in remarks <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/gavin-newsom-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-takeaways\/68038822\">echoing comments <\/a>he made <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nKaR8cior_o\">in September<\/a> on <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>. &ldquo;&lsquo;The young man, the governor out there should wash his mouth out with soap. His wife needs to intervene.&rsquo; Well, where the hell have you been about the president of the United States, who&rsquo;s acting like a child? So exactly the opposite. The reason I&rsquo;m doing that is to put this mirror up.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WELKER: Part of your tactic is to imitate some of what we see from online from President Trump. Do you risk normalizing that behavior?<\/p>\n<p>NEWSOM: Quite the contrary. The whole expression was to not allow it to be normalized. It was becoming normalized. He&#8217;s dressing up as the Pope!&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iWYTc99vsL\">pic.twitter.com\/iWYTc99vsL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1985005625877639574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When pressed on whether Democrats should continue to consider former first lady Michelle Obama&rsquo;s &ldquo;When they go low, we go high&rdquo; philosophy, Newsom said, &ldquo;I would love to go back to that, but politics has changed. The world has changed. The rules of the game have changed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to go back to some semblance of normalcy, but you have to deal with the crisis at hand,&rdquo; the governor said. &ldquo;It has been just 10 to 11 months of this presidency. We have three more years&rsquo; time to batten down the hatches, and it&rsquo;s time for us to change if we want things to change. And that&rsquo;s why our communication strategy has shifted. That&rsquo;s why Prop. 50 has shifted the conversation here in California. And I think we&rsquo;ll shift the debate going into 2026 as a consequence of our success, and I think we, as a party, have become more unified, and I think more aligned on what&rsquo;s at stake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The governor also addressed Tuesday&rsquo;s elections during the interview.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The country is watching key races<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871859\/earle-sears-loudoun-county-rally\/\"> in Virginia <\/a>and<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871492\/four-issues-new-jersey-governor-race-bellwether\/\"> New Jersey<\/a> that will determine whether the states continue a trend to the right. And in California, Newsom is &ldquo;deeply confident&rdquo; voters <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3871917\/newsom-harris-rally-proposition-50-special-election\/\">will pass Proposition 50<\/a>, which will allow the state to move forward with partisan redistricting designed to boost Democrats&rsquo; power in the House. The governor led the redistricting charge in the Golden State after accusing Trump of &ldquo;rigging&rdquo; elections by backing similar efforts in the red states such as Texas.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3869245\/obama-aims-at-trump-virginia-spanberger-event\/\">OBAMA TAKES AIM AT TRUMP IN VIRGINIA GET-OUT-THE-VOTE EVENT FOR SPANBERGER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I feel like we&rsquo;re on the precipice of a remarkable moment on Nov. 4,&rdquo; Newsom said. &ldquo;And we&rsquo;ve got leaders now that have a united front and a message that&rsquo;s breaking through on healthcare &hellip; that give me real confidence that the Democratic Party is on its ascendancy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Four months ago &hellip; I would have been struggling to find positive signs of the party,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;[Now], I feel it&rsquo;s a completely different moment.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsom mimics Trump online to reflect his &#8216;madness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2505754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25035013880895.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3678,33930,5894,32364,3634],"class_list":["post-2505753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-newsom","tag-political-satire","tag-politics","tag-social-media","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25035013880895.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2505753"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505761,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505753\/revisions\/2505761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}