California Governor’s Brash Online Tactics Rile Republicans and Thrill Democrats

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is shaking up the political playbook, adopting a brash, Trump-like persona on X to fire up Democratic voters and needle his Republican rivals.

In recent weeks, Newsom’s press office account has unleashed a torrent of bombastic, insult-heavy posts—replete with all-caps rants, mocking parentheticals, and quirky quotation marks—mimicking former President Donald Trump’s signature style while promoting Newsom’s bold initiative to redraw California’s congressional districts in response to Texas’ controversial gerrymandering.

One post skewered Trump’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming Trump “FLED THE PODIUM” looking “LOW ENERGY” after eating “3 BUCKETS OF

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