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Dark woke: Have Democrats finally found a way to torment Trump?

Julia Baird Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author September 6, 2025 — 5.00am

Look, I realise the word “weird” is overused when it comes to American politics, but it really is gobsmacking when you see the president and the governor of California, the country’s most populous state, exchanging barbs and memes on social media, likening each other to stupid, nappy-clad babies, immobile old women and weak men who can’t box properly.

When, for example, Donald Trump says he might get into shorts when the US hosts the football, as he looks fantastic in shorts, Gavin Newsom says, “please don’t!”

Much of it is actually pretty entertaining, providing relief in a barrage of

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