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Comedian Bill Maher applauded California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday for "trolling" President Donald Trump on social media.

"I’ve never seen a Democrat do this," Maher told his "Real Time" panel. "I think it’s very funny."

Since mid-August, Newsom’s press office account on X has gone viral for tweeting in a Trump-like style. It has called Newsom "AMERICA’S FAVORITE GOVERNOR," typed in all-caps and issued mocking nicknames for Fox News personalities.

"DONALD TRUMP, THE LOWEST POLLING PRESIDENT IN RECENT HISTORY, THIS IS YOUR SECOND-TO-LAST WARNING!!!" Newsom’s office wrote on Aug. 12. "STAND DOWN NOW OR CALIFORNIA WILL COUNTER-STRIKE (LEGALLY!) TO DESTROY YOUR ILLEGAL CROOKED MAPS IN RED STATES."

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