For many years, Gavin Newsom made a point of taking the moral high ground when it came to Donald Trump. However, as of 2025, it seems he's done with playing nice — and as it turns out, the governor of California can be pretty vicious when he chooses to.

First thing's first, a note on those previous attempts at civility. Some will remember that back in 2018, Newsom told KQED , "You've got to have at least some semblance of a relationship [with the president]." As such, he continued, "It's not my intention to wake up every day trying to pick a fight. Quite the contrary." Fast forward to the first summer of Trump's second administration, and it was pretty clear Newsom was at his wits' end with everything from Trump's Truth Social taunts to his brutal nickname "slipping" out (ICYMI, it was "N

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