Katie Couric asks Gavin Newsom if being 'ridiculously good-looking' is a problem

Fox News ^ | March 5, 2026 | Lindsay Kornick

[MinorityRepublican]

Longtime journalist Katie Couric asked if Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., had a problem with being "ridiculously good-looking."

During an interview on Couric's "Next Question" podcast released Thursday, the former "Today" co-host remarked on how Newsom has been described as "slick" and whether that was a reference to his hairstyle. Newsom acknowledged that the comments had caused him to play into a "character."

"Do you have a 'Zoolander' problem?" Couric asked, referencing the 2001 Ben Stiller comedy.

After Newsom began laughing at the comment, she followed, "Are you just ridiculously good-looking, as Vogue said? No, seriously. What do you do about that?"

"You don't do anything about it. 'Cuz if you're going to do something about it, then you're b--------ing people. You know what? I am who I am. And it's fine. You don't have to like me. Or maybe you like a slick person. I don't know. Whatever. It's okay," Newsom said.

Both Newsom and Couric were mocked on social media for the exchange.

"He can't run for President on his record, so they are attempting to fabricate charisma," conservative commentator Stephen L. Miller wrote.

[Candor7]

Newscum is hotter than Guilfoyle !

[marron]

Now ask him if he has a drug problem.

[9422WMR]

Maybe she should ask the closet faggot if he would take a drug test?

[Carry_Okie]

I’d bet she’s had practice.

[9422WMR]

Asked the same question 4 minutes later🤣😂🤭

[clearcarbon]

"Katie Couric asks Gavin Newsom if being 'ridiculously good-looking' is a problem"

That's how she makes a living?

[Texas Eagle]

Stay in your lane, Fox News. Let The Babylon Bee will handle the satire.

[GSWarrior]

Is being ridiculously stupid a problem for Couric?

[BenLurkin]

Isn’t this satire?

[Zathras]

Clinton boxers or briefs question.
Clearly MSM has picked their candidate

[hanamizu]

Newsom is not trying to get our votes.

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No, but he’s going to have to get the so-called independent voters, and I think those ads will work pretty well with them. The dems seem to be locked in on the 20 part of the 80-20 divide on many issues. Any softening on his part of those core democrat ‘values’ is going to bite him with the true believers. I don’t think that California reality and what passes for ‘California values’ have that broad an appeal. But, of course, we’ll see.

[MtnClimber]

Gavin: Yes, the gays keep me too busy to do my job. That is my story and I am getting stuck by it.

[metmom]

How would he know?

[MinorityRepublican]

No, but he’s going to have to get the so-called independent voters, and I think those ads will work pretty well with them.

Many of those "so-called independent voters" are married women. They voted for Trump in 2024. But it's likely that they'll vote for Newsom in 2028.

They're not going to care about those ads how Newsom ruined California.

In the 2024 election, Trump narrowly won Nevada (50.6%), Michigan (49.7%), North Carolina (50.9%), and Wisconsin (49.6%)

Newsom is not going to have to do much to flip those states blue.

[lula]

Is she blind? I don’t find him “ ridiculously good looking”, I find him sleazy and would never even buy a car from him.. ugh!

[SMARTY]

Did her toes uncurl yet? She’s too old to be acting like a star struck 13 year old!

[Carriage Hill]

Needs a serious BARF ALERT!

[Carriage Hill]

“...Katie has a hard-on for hair gel”

Disturbing mental image.

[Third Person]

Katie gobbles Gavin how cute

[Texas Eagle]

Did she twerk him?