{"id":2578834,"date":"2026-03-11T19:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-newsom-is-unfit-to-be-president-because-he-cant-read\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T19:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:51:20","slug":"trump-says-newsom-is-unfit-to-be-president-because-he-cant-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-newsom-is-unfit-to-be-president-because-he-cant-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Newsom is unfit to be president because he \u2018can\u2019t read\u2019"},"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%2Ftrump-says-newsom-is-unfit-to-be-president-because-he-cant-read%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=2578834&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>A Washington Examiner report covers Donald Trump\u2019s remarks criticizing California Gov. Gavin Newsom, arguing Newsom\u2019s dyslexia would make him unfit to be president.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump said Newsom has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powell-biden-a-demented-pervert-leads-weakest-admin-ever\/\" title=\"Powell: Biden a \u2018demented pervert,\u2019 leads weakest admin. ever\">mental problems<\/a> and \u201ccan\u2019t read,\u201d claiming the governor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/green-bay-schools-accused-of-dei-race-based-reading-initiative\/\" title=\"Green Bay Schools Accused Of DEI Race-Based ... Initiative\">dyslexia diagnosis<\/a> disqualifies him from the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; He argued that a president must be sharp and publicly criticized Newsom\u2019s reading abilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Newsom, seen as a leading Democratic candidate for 2028, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-backlash-after-crushing-border-wall-developments\/\" title=\"Biden faces backlash after crushing border wall developments\">recently discussed<\/a> how his learning disability affected him as a child.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Newsom has published a memoir, Young Man in a Hurry, recounting his dyslexia diagnosis at age five; he has also described his own reading challenges and joked about his academic record, including mentioning a 960 SAT score.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece notes Trump\u2019s full remarks are available in a video embedded in the article, and it includes links to related stories.  <\/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\">Trump says Newsom is unfit to be president because he &lsquo;can&rsquo;t read&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_2522914\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>tore into Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1426\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) on Wednesday in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"30\">Kentucky<\/a>, suggesting that the governor&rsquo;s dyslexia diagnosis makes him unfit to be president.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, a frequent Trump critic widely acknowledged as a top contender to be the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11676\">Democratic presidential nominee in 2028<\/a>, has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recently begun discussing<\/a> how the learning disability affected him as a child.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4488297\/trump-predicts-jake-paul-run-office\/\">Trump predicts Jake Paul will run for office in &#8216;not too distant future&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4486713\/trump-declares-victory-iran-war-kentucky\/\">Trump declares that &#8216;we&#8217;ve won&#8217; in Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4488589\/loudest-critics-trump-iran-war-dont-reflect-maga\/\">Loudest critics of Trump&#8217;s Iran war don&#8217;t reflect polling of MAGA support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;He admitted he has mental problems, that he&rsquo;s not a smart person. That he has a mental lack of ability,&rdquo; the president told the crowd. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s unable to read a speech, can&rsquo;t read.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4486610\/trump-betting-on-himself-cell-phone-control-epic-fury-narrative\/\"><strong>TRUMP IS BETTING ON HIMSELF, AND HIS CELLPHONE, TO CONTROL THE EPIC FURY NARRATIVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He said he has a lot of mental problems,&rdquo; Trump continued, before noting he was criticized by a reporter for broaching the subject. &ldquo;Nothing&rsquo;s wrong with that, but I don&rsquo;t want the President of the United States to have a cognitive deficiency, right? And when he admitted this, I said, &lsquo;I think he just lost the Democrat nomination.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump added that when it comes to being president, &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got to be sharp as hell.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Newsom published <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4475082\/memoirs-potential-presidential-candidates-shed-light-2028-strategy\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4475082\">a memoir <\/a>titled <em>Young Man in a Hurry<\/em>, where he recounted being diagnosed as dyslexic at the age of five but finding out about it until he was in fifth grade, after reading it on papers located on his mother&rsquo;s desk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not trying to impress you, I&rsquo;m just trying to impress upon you, I&rsquo;m like you. I&rsquo;m no better than you,&rdquo; Newsom said during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4474954\/gavin-newsom-book-tour-missteps-national-campaign-growing-pains\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4474954\/gavin-newsom-book-tour-missteps-national-campaign-growing-pains\/\">recent book event <\/a>in Atlanta, Georgia. &ldquo;You know, I&rsquo;m a 960 SAT guy.&rdquo; He later said, &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve never seen me read a speech, because I cannot read a speech.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4487927\/white-house-democrats-perverted-war-powers-obstruct-trump\/\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE SAYS DEMOCRATS HAVE PERVERTED WAR POWERS LAW TO OBSTRUCT TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can watch Trump&rsquo;s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"A2IR1-cy37o\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Delivers Remarks, Mar. 11, 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A2IR1-cy37o?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\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>Trump: Newsom unfit for president, can&#8217;t read<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2578835,"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\/03\/AP25245498337567.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4893,50757,3678,3634,75599],"class_list":["post-2578834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-claim","tag-literacy-2","tag-newsom","tag-trump","tag-unfit-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25245498337567.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578834","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578834"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578838,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578834\/revisions\/2578838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}