{"id":2598081,"date":"2026-05-02T14:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-compares-gavin-newsom-to-trump-you-are-imitating-him\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T14:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:22:03","slug":"bill-maher-compares-gavin-newsom-to-trump-you-are-imitating-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-compares-gavin-newsom-to-trump-you-are-imitating-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher compares Gavin Newsom to Trump: \u2018You are imitating him\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\">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%2Fbill-maher-compares-gavin-newsom-to-trump-you-are-imitating-him%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=2598081&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>Bill Maher criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom,saying Newsom appears too imitate Donald Trump\u2019s style-especially his use of trolling and similar posting habits. Maher referenced newsom\u2019s behavior in the context of a recent mock by Newsom\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-maggie-haberman-attacks-president-trump-over-white-house-reporters-having-to-work-early-on-christmas-eve\/\" title=\"NY Times... Maggie Haberman Attacks ... Trump Over White House Reporters Having to Work Early on Christmas Eve\">press office<\/a>: a driver\u2019s license announcement that parodied Trump\u2019s limited-edition \u201cAmerica 250\u201d passport, including Trump-like all-caps phrasing and variations of \u201cPresident\u201d signatures.<\/p>\n<p>Maher also pointed to Newsom\u2019s defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing that it resembles Trump\u2019s approach of suing or targeting media. newsom responded that the issue should be handled by truth-\u201cdon\u2019t defame,don\u2019t lie\u201d-and said he believes his actions are meant to hold Trump up as a mirror through humor. He argued Trump\u2019s presidency is so unprecedented that it warrants being highlighted for its absurdity, saying he\u2019s trying to reflect the situation back to the public, while also taking aim at how Fox once criticized Newsom for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >similar satirical conduct<\/a> without acknowledging Trump\u2019s long-running behavior.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Comedian and late-night talk show <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\">host<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-maher\/\">Bill Maher<\/a> criticized Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) for seemingly imitating President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and mimicking his actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people would say that you are imitating him,\u201d Maher said on <em>Real Time with Bill Maher <\/em>on Friday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4552457\/democrats-support-graham-platner-because-d-next-name\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats support Graham Platner because there\u2019s a \u2018D\u2019 next to his name: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4548985\/amazon-reboot-the-apprentice-trump-jr\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Amazon mulling reboot of The Apprentice with Trump Jr. as possible host: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4547783\/assassination-culture-embraced-by-left-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Assassination culture is now being embraced by the Left\u2019: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cAmong all the people that may or may not be running, you\u2019re the one who kind of imitates his style with the trolling,\u201d Maher continued. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\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=\"dvHVP9DYltY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gavin Newsom on Mirroring Trump | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dvHVP9DYltY?feature=oembed&#038;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<p>On Tuesday, Newsom\u2019s press office <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4547917\/gavin-newsom-mocks-trump-passport\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4547917\/gavin-newsom-mocks-trump-passport\/\">appeared to mock<\/a> Trump\u2019s limited-edition <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4546505\/state-department-america-250-passports-trump\/\">passports <\/a>in honor of the United States\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\">250th birthday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post on X featured a driver\u2019s license similar to Trump\u2019s passport, and followed Trump\u2019s style of posting \u2013 writing in all caps, and signing in some variation of \u201cPresident DONALD J. TRUMP\u201d or \u201cPresident DJT.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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\">IN HONOR OF CALIFORNIA\u2019S 175TH ANNIVERSARY, WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT A VERY SPECIAL DRIVER\u2019S LICENSE FOR EVERY CALIFORNIAN THIS SUMMER! IT WILL FEATURE A HANDSOME, HIGH-QUALITY PHOTO OF ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM. MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT\u2019S THE BEST LICENSE EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/svCAc9oNkw\">pic.twitter.com\/svCAc9oNkw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/2049333646302355849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2026<\/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><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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\">Sneak peak here: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sx3EhXLcAt\">pic.twitter.com\/sx3EhXLcAt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of State (@StateDept) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept\/status\/2049216026911355386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maher also called out Newsom for his defamation suit against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\">Fox News. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re suing Fox now, I understand,\u201d Maher said. \u201cThat sounds exactly like what he [Trump] does, suing [the] media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom skated past the comments, saying, \u201cWell, then don\u2019t defame, don\u2019t lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that does sound like him [Trump],\u201d Maher argued.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3456162\/gavin-newsom-sues-fox-news-defamation-trump-phone-call\/\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> against Fox News in 2025. He alleged the network misconstrued a phone call he had with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the point, I\u2019m trying to put a mirror up to Donald Trump,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cAnd I think it\u2019s important with a sense of humor as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He asserted that Trump\u2019s presidency is so abnormal and unparalleled that he\u2019s trying to bring light to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a guy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1918502592335724809?lang=en\">cosplaying as the pope<\/a>, dressing up <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/watch\/2559706\/\">as Jesus<\/a>, this guy putting his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\">face on Mount Rushmore<\/a>,\u201d Newsom said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first started doing this, the folks on Fox said, \u2018Oh, this is so unbecoming of the governor of California. He should wash out his mouth with soap and water,\u2019 with no situational awareness that their dear leader has been doing this for years and years and years. He\u2019s a manchild,\u201d Newsom said.  <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4547480\/california-drivers-license-data-dhs-threat\/\"><strong>CALIFORNIA TO HAND OVER DRIVER\u2019S LICENSE DATA AFTER DHS THREATS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Newsom said he is trying to provide a reflection of the \u201cabsurdity of all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important to call that out, the dignity of the president of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Maher says Gavin Newsom appears to mock Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2598082,"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\/05\/mahertrump-e1777740119621.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32100,32319,32742],"class_list":["post-2598081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill-maher","tag-donald-trump","tag-gavin-newsom"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mahertrump-e1777740119621.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598081","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2598081"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598085,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598081\/revisions\/2598085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}