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Mary Kay Gordon's avatar

Gavin Newsom’s mimic of donald on social media called childish by fox host is rich given that donald, permanently stuck at age 12-14 in mindset and knowledge has been spinning fox for most of the past decade.

It’s time to fight fire with fire. Gavin is effective ! Bullies hate ridicule!Thank you Governor Newsom!

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Sherri Priestman's avatar

I’ve been enjoying it, and a 29 year old Latina is the brains behind his social media. Even sweeter.

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David Court's avatar

Not sure why you think that his vocabulary, knowledge of history and other topics taught in most grade schools puts him as high up the ladder as Junior High.

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Colleen Kochivar-Baker's avatar

That's part of the plan, to get Maga to see how juvenile Newsome's posts are hoping it bleeds over to how juvenile Trump's have always been. It's funny stuff with a serious purpose: undercut the notion Trump is a strong leader.

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jmcnultyri@gmail.com I's avatar

I don't think the appreciation of irony is one of the core MAGA characteristics.

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R Mercer's avatar

MAGA can't make that shift.

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Dave Yell's avatar

Trolling the MAGA

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Charles's avatar

Colleen, I believe the correct description of Trump as strong leader is "myth".

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GlenD's avatar

I'm afraid that MAGA isn't capable of seeing that Newsom is, first of all, ridiculing Trump then challenging him to put on a pair of big boy pants. They see copying Trump's style as something to be admired.

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Frau Katze's avatar

Quite possible. The depths to which MAGA sinks are scarcely believable.

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Colleen Kochivar-Baker's avatar

There wouldn't be all the MAGA pushback if it wasn't hitting home on some level, even if that level is nothing more than cashing in off the MAGA brand. Same thing with South Park.

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Mary Kay Gordon's avatar

The culty magas aren’t the target, it’s the fringe voters who opted for trump in hopes of his reducing cost of living. Not working out so well for them with more increases to come… they are Democrats target market …🤞

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Frau Katze's avatar

Good point.

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R Mercer's avatar

Yes

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max skinner's avatar

I agree. MAGA is not impressed and won't back down on their support of Trump because of these tweets. Algorithms being what they are, they probably won't even see them.

I fear that Newsom is amusing himself and a few other people and somehow thinks this is a show of strength. I appreciate snark, good snark, but only if it is occasional otherwise it's just tiresome. And I prefer it from political commentators and pundits, not from candidates.

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Claudia Allred's avatar

No, I don’t think so. They see it exactly for what it is and they hate it.

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Dave's avatar

The Trump supporters in my corner of the world NEVER see Trump's Truth Social postings therefore what they see from Newsom isn't what they see from Trump - or whatever the local conservative news and Fox display. I follow a lot of right-wing influencers and X accounts and they rarely post Trump's Truth Social blowups

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David Court's avatar

I certainly hope you are right. Start telling them that MAGA really means Make Autocracy Great Again, ...and then educate them about that big word in second place.

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Lewis Grotelueschen's avatar

Business genius Donald Trump doesn't understand percentages which typically is taught in sixth grade. Age of fifth grader, 10-11.

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Mary Kay Gordon's avatar

Donald’s 6 bankruptcies for starters = business flop…

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DMcC's avatar

Emotional age: 3-5.

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Dave Yell's avatar

2 and meltdowns

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GlenD's avatar

And still in diapers.

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