{"id":2598601,"date":"2026-05-04T15:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-resurfaced-video-of-newsoms-bizarre-body-movements-has-people-calling-for-drug-test-immediately\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:11:26","slug":"watch-resurfaced-video-of-newsoms-bizarre-body-movements-has-people-calling-for-drug-test-immediately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-resurfaced-video-of-newsoms-bizarre-body-movements-has-people-calling-for-drug-test-immediately\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Resurfaced Video of Newsom&#8217;s Bizarre Body Movements Has People Calling for Drug Test Immediately"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fwatch-resurfaced-video-of-newsoms-bizarre-body-movements-has-people-calling-for-drug-test-immediately%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=2598601&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>The passage is effectively an opinion piece alleging that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is linked-by resemblance and claimed behavior-to the character Patrick bateman from *American psycho*. It argues that Newsom\u2019s vague \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/important-questions-joe-biden-must-answer-at-his-first-official-press-conference\/\" title=\"Important Questions Joe Biden Must Answer at His First Official Press Conference\">cognitive test<\/a>\u201d exchange with Donald Trump, along with what the author describes as odd physical movements shown in clips posted in 2024 and shared on X, suggests to them possible drug use.<\/p>\n<p>It points to Newsom\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-shocked-gina-carano-fought-back-as-her-movie-deal-with-daily-wire-goes-viral\/\" title=\"Media Shocked Gina Carano Fought Back As Her Movie Deal With Daily Wire Goes Viral\">social media post comparing<\/a> himself (jokingly) to Patrick Bateman, claims that others-especially an X user named Kevin Dalton-have repeatedly highlighted Newsom\u2019s \u201cmovement\u201d as being consistent with stimulant use, and then connects these claims to the idea that Democrats may face difficulties as the 2028 election approaches. The author acknowledges they are not a counselor and that the evidence is not proof, but still concludes that the overall pattern gives them reason to expect more controversy and baggage for Newsom.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the nastier nicknames for California Gov. Gavin Newsom is \u201cPatrick Bateman.\u201d He\u2019s the thoroughly amoral yuppie protagonist of the novel and film \u201cAmerican Psycho.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reason is that Gavin bears more than a slight resemblance to him morally and a massive resemblance to the Christian Bale portrayal in the 1999 film version. Of the least of the fictional Mr. Bateman\u2019s sins is that he\u2019s a frequent user of recreational drugs, especially cocaine. He also likes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newsoms-social-media-team-freaks-glowingly-compares-candidate-american-psycho-used-acid-mutilate-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killing people in sickeningly innovative ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s thoroughly weird social media team, inexplicably, has tried to lean into this comparison, including with this tone-deaf X post in March:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For so many years people have been saying that Patrick Bateman and I look alike. Now this pic has been going all over the place. What do you think? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K5j4vKNzUL\">pic.twitter.com\/K5j4vKNzUL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/2036294024445960229?\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script = document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src = \"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement = document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex = paragraphs.findIndex(p => p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex === -1 || targetIndex < x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer = new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries) => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve = findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGavin 2028: You Like Huey Lewis and the News?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyhow, despite the fact that Gavin has a bit of history with certain substances, it\u2019s generally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alarming-newsom-rumors-swirl-dems-get-taste-medicine-california-gov-vanishes-radar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">around his use of alcohol<\/a>. That\u2019ll come out in time, but nobody\u2019s ever talked about his use of other drugs, mostly because that\u2019s not been on the radar of many people.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it is now, and let me tell you: His embrace of that \u201cPatrick Bateman\u201d comparison is starting to make a bit more sense.<\/p>\n<p>The context: Last week, Trump said regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-scott-bessent-unleashes-gavin-newsom-davos-gives-painful-new-nickname\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsom<\/a> that \u201cwe should give him a cognitive test,\u201d adding he was \u201cthe only president to take a cognitive test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBragging about being the only president repeatedly asked to take a cognitive test \u2026\u201d Newsom responded from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media account<\/a>. \u201cRight.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bragging about being the only president repeatedly asked to take a cognitive test\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Right. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WnwENv8Vum\">https:\/\/t.co\/WnwENv8Vum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/2050379825807085605?\">May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To which someone responded with another clip of Newsom from late 2024, just before the election. It\u2019s less what he\u2019s talking about \u2014 the infamous Des Moines Register outlier poll that had Kamala Harris up in Iowa, where she lost huge, Trump\u2019s Madison Square Garden rally, etc. \u2014 and more how he\u2019s talking. Or rather, moving:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Forget a cognitive test. Gavin Newsom needs to be drug tested immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2bJqEFlILk\">https:\/\/t.co\/2bJqEFlILk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wF4tnfPATA\">pic.twitter.com\/wF4tnfPATA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKevinDalton\/status\/2050383468614541757?\">May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Those of you who have had the misfortune of being around people who have used substances which are white and snorted, say, will recognize this kind of odd movement \u2014 as, indeed, has Mr. Dalton on X previously:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What causes Gavin Newsom to move like this? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QoxefWkCc8\">pic.twitter.com\/QoxefWkCc8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKevinDalton\/status\/2024948426568597556?\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What causes Gavin Newsom to move like this? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBZUAQvpbX\">pic.twitter.com\/wBZUAQvpbX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKevinDalton\/status\/2047032343022760059?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What causes Gavin Newsom to move like this? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rqid5sPhs1\">pic.twitter.com\/rqid5sPhs1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKevinDalton\/status\/2051044504220942411?\">May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, I am not an addiction counselor, and have (thank God) never run into many people using the substance in my life, although when you live in or around New York City for any length of time, you will definitely run into someone who\u2019s been medicated with something you yourself would never take. At least, not if you\u2019re not Patrick Bateman.<\/p>\n<p>Also, this is dispositive of nothing, and it\u2019s entirely possible (probable, even) that the man is stone sober, or this is just what the food at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/despite-backlash-winery-scandal-gov-newsom-makes-mockery-covid-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French Laundry<\/a> does to a person. Whatever. But you can\u2019t throw stones around and then call everyone else irresponsible for pointing out the damage to your glass house.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin has plenty of personal baggage, including \u2014 yes \u2014 with substances, and it\u2019s not unfair for us to assume that more baggage is going to get added to the Newsom train as it rolls along toward 2028. This isn\u2019t Mike Huckabee we\u2019re talking about: Nobody, least of all Gov. Newsom, is going to claim he\u2019s led the life of a monk or a Christian missionary. He\u2019s an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >oleaginous rich failson-turned-wine-magnate-turned-politician<\/a> who\u2019s fallen upward despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-gavin-newsom-date-teenager-mayor-san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">both personal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newsom-gets-absolutely-wrecked-tries-defend-114-million-unfinished-butterfly-bridge-claims-fl-tx-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">professional failures<\/a> of every sort, usually aided by money.<\/p>\n<p>Then he takes aim at a two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunny-hostin-trump-made-the-republican-party-morally-bankrupt\/\" title=\"Sunny Hostin: Trump Made The Republican Party \u2018Morally Bankrupt\u2019\">-term president<\/a> for being cognitively impaired despite claiming he can\u2019t read a speech, and he also looks curiously like a guy who might have a bit of a Patrick Bateman problem \u2014 the kind that involves nasal mucosal tissues, not dead bodies. 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