{"id":2572927,"date":"2026-02-24T09:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-office-tells-reporter-to-f-off-for-question-on-dyslexia-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:28:37","slug":"newsom-office-tells-reporter-to-f-off-for-question-on-dyslexia-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-office-tells-reporter-to-f-off-for-question-on-dyslexia-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom office tells reporter to &#8216;f*** off&#8217; for question on dyslexia diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-office-tells-reporter-to-f-off-for-question-on-dyslexia-diagnosis%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=2572927&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>Gavin Newsom\u2019s office reportedly answered a reporter\u2019s question about his dyslexia diagnosis and backlash over alleged racist comments with an expletive-laden reply, as email screenshots posted on X show a staffer telling the reporter too \u201crespectfully, f*** off\u201d when asked to provide paperwork verifying the diagnosis. The incident comes as Newsom\u2014who is viewed as a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >2028 presidential candidate\u2014faced criticism<\/a> after remarks at a weekend book tour in Atlanta in which he referenced his dyslexia and a low SAT score in a conversation with Mayor Andre Dickens, a moment conservatives framed as liberal racism. Newsom dismissed the attacks, saying his comments were misunderstood and tied to his lifelong learning disability, while Republican critics pressed for further accountability. The article also notes related political friction involving Newsom\u2019s responses to other figures, including the Trump governance, and references ongoing coverage of associated topics such as a controversial Trump video involving the Obamas.  <\/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\">Newsom office tells reporter to &lsquo;f*** off&rsquo; for question on dyslexia diagnosis as governor under fire for allegedly racist comments<\/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_2514196\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1426\">Gavin Newsom<\/a>&lsquo;s (D-CA) office gave an expletive-laced response on Monday to a reporter who asked about the governor&rsquo;s dyslexia diagnosis and backlash over allegedly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/racism\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1199\">racist<\/a> comments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the press interaction, a reporter asked the governor&rsquo;s communications team a follow-up question about Newsom using the diagnosis to hit back at critics and whether or not he could provide any paperwork verifying his diagnosis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4468924\/mamdani-anti-police-rhetoric-blamed-nypd-officers-pelted-snowballs\/\">Mamdani&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdanis-anti-police-rhetoric-blamed-after-snowball-attack-on-nypd-officers\/\" title=\"Mamdani\u2019s anti-police rhetoric blamed after snowball attack on NYPD officers\">anti-police rhetoric blamed<\/a> after NYPD officers get pelted with snowballs&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4464231\/third-round-february-social-security-payments-out-in-one-day\/\">Third round of February Social Security payments goes out in one day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4464271\/march-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-out-in-three-days\/\">March Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in three days<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In response, the staffer told the reporter to &ldquo;respectfully, f*** off,&rdquo; according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/susancrabtree\/status\/2026057397689802773?s=20\">email screenshots posted on X<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The exchange occurred after Newsom, a possible <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/presidential\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4786\">presidential candidate<\/a> for 2028, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-hawley-becomes-gop-cash-cow-despite-dem-targeting\/\" title=\"Josh Hawley Becomes \u2018GOP Cash Cow\u2019 Despite Dem Targeting\">faced intense criticism<\/a> over remarks he made during a weekend book tour event in Atlanta, where he referenced his struggle with dyslexia and low SAT scores during a conversation with Mayor Andre Dickens.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m like you. I&rsquo;m a 960 SAT guy&hellip; You&rsquo;ve never seen me read a speech, because I cannot read a speech,&rdquo; Newsom said to Dickens, a black man, during a conversation at the event promoting his new memoir, <em>Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange was widely circulated online by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservatives\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2472\">conservatives<\/a> as an example of &ldquo;liberal racism,&rdquo; or condescension toward black people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/randy-fine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17705\">Randy Fine<\/a> (R-FL) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepFine\/status\/2025775394696097928?s=20\">took to X to drag Newsom<\/a>, calling the comment &ldquo;disgusting&rdquo; and calling for his Democratic colleagues in Congress to demand that Newsom resign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom rebuffed the attacks from Republicans, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/2025944365114290457?s=20\">and in a response to<\/a> Fox News anchor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-hannity\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"619\">Sean Hannity<\/a>, he said his comments were misunderstood and rooted in personal struggles with a learning disability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4468224\/newsom-dhs-pardon-cambodian-illegal-immigrant\/\"><strong>NEWSOM SCOLDS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR CRITICIZING HIS PARDON OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT: &lsquo;SPARE US THE OUTRAGE&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You didn&rsquo;t give a s*** about the President of the United States of America posting an ape video of President Obama or calling African nations s***holes,&rdquo; Newsom said in response to Hannity sharing the video. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re going&nbsp;to call me racist for talking about my lifelong struggle with dyslexia? Spare me your fake f***ing outrage, Sean.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom was referring to a screen grab video President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> posted on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4448727\/tim-scott-calls-trump-remove-obama-monkey-video-truth-social\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4448727\/tim-scott-calls-trump-remove-obama-monkey-video-truth-social\/\">his Truth Social account<\/a> that was largely about election counting technology, but after the election video concluded, a few seconds of the next video in Trump&rsquo;s feed played in the screen grab, showing an apparent AI-generated image of the Obamas&rsquo; faces photoshopped onto two monkeys, perceived as a racist trope.<\/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>&#8211; Newsom aide: &#8216;f*** off&#8217; to reporter over dyslexia<br \/>\n&#8211; Newsom aide tells reporter to &#8216;f*** off&#8217; over dyslexia<br \/>\n&#8211; Newsom aide tells reporter to &#8216;f*** off&#8217; on dyslexia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2572928,"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\/2026\/02\/AP26037665428635_da1e47.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[70933,74446,72630,5157,74445],"class_list":["post-2572927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-california-politics-2","tag-dyslexia","tag-gavin-newsom-2","tag-journalism","tag-press-ethics-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037665428635_da1e47.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572927","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2572927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2572931,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572927\/revisions\/2572931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2572927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2572927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2572927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}