A social media account run by the press office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) knocked Fox News anchor Dana Perino after she criticized the Democrat’s press strategy.
“ALMOST A WEEK IN AND THEY STILL DON’T GET IT,” the governor’s office wrote Monday on social platform X in response to a segment on Fox’s daytime table talk program “The Five.”
During the segment, Perino, who served as a top White House aide during former President George W. Bush’s administration, said Newsom and his team “have to stop it with the Twitter thing.”
“I don’t know where his wife is,” she continued. “If I were his wife, I would say you are making a fool of yourself, stop it.”
Newsom’s press account has in recent days made a series of posts mocking President Trump and his administration, writing in all caps — the president’s signature style — and attacking Fox News and its hosts directly.
A recent example came amid the redistricting battle that has spread across the U.S. after Texas Democrats fled the Lone Star State to avoid voting on a map that could give Republicans up to five additional House seats in next year’s midterms. Newsom pressed Trump to pull back the GOP efforts.
“DONALD TRUMP, THE LOWEST POLLING PRESIDENT IN RECENT HISTORY, THIS IS YOUR SECOND-TO-LAST WARNING!!! (THE NEXT ONE IS THE LAST ONE!),” Newsom’s press office posted on X. “STAND DOWN NOW OR CALIFORNIA WILL COUNTER-STRIKE (LEGALLY!) TO DESTROY YOUR ILLEGAL CROOKED MAPS IN RED STATES.”
California Democrats unveiled legislation Monday to move forward with their own redistricting plan to counteract the Texas moves.
The governor’s pushback on Trump comes amid speculation he could be eyeing a run for president in 2028.
“He’s got a big job as governor of California, but if he wants an even bigger job, he has to be a little bit more serious,” Perino said.
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