Comedian Bill Maher praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-Calif.) social media strategy of trying to “out-stupid” President Trump.

“Gavin Newsom is now trolling Trump. I’ve never seen a Democrat do this. I think it’s very funny… he’s imitating Trump’s exact style,” Maher said Friday during his “Real Time With Bill Maher” show.

“This is Newsom: ‘And he will fail as he always does, sad. And I, the peacetime governor, our nation’s favorite, will save America once again. Many are calling me the, you know, Gavin Newsom, many say the most loved and handsome governor,’” Maher added, reading a post Newsom made on X.

Newsom and his communications team have tried to mimic Trump’s rhetoric and social media persona in recent days, writing social media posts in all caps and borrowing some words

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