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How trolling Trump became a strategy for Newsom
Axios ^ | July 18, 2025 | Alex Thompson

Posted on 07/18/2025 12:13:53 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently shook up his communications team, and now the outspoken Democrat is turning many of Donald Trump's brash political tactics against the president himself.

Newsom and his team have used online trolling, meme wars, mocking TikTok videos, insults such as "****," and even a lawsuit against a media company — in this case, one accusing Fox News of misleading reporting — to create an edgy resistance.

(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: california; demagogicparty; gavinnewsom; orangemanbad; sociopath

1 posted on 07/18/2025 12:13:53 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

*yawn*


2 posted on 07/18/2025 12:14:54 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: MinorityRepublican

LAMER than Tiny Tim at Christmastime....................


3 posted on 07/18/2025 12:15:42 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: MinorityRepublican

ooohhh! Edgy!


4 posted on 07/18/2025 12:18:20 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: MinorityRepublican

Newscum, Newscum, Newscum, Newscum, Newscum, Newscum!!!!!!!


5 posted on 07/18/2025 12:18:54 PM PDT by pacificus
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To: MinorityRepublican

A strategy that fell on its face.


6 posted on 07/18/2025 12:19:15 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: mass55th

Trying to troll Trump is a fool’s errand. Go for it NewSCUM!


7 posted on 07/18/2025 12:21:09 PM PDT by ohioman
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To: Red Badger

Would that be jazz hands tiny Timmy tampon? 😂👍. Grabem needs to tread lightly(how else) since trump is the troll master.


8 posted on 07/18/2025 12:21:41 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: MinorityRepublican
You can't out troll Trump.
The guy went through hell last year including a near assassination and close to a 100 indictments..
But he was tough long before that.
9 posted on 07/18/2025 12:33:36 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: MinorityRepublican

He can not campaign nationally on his own California record.

There is no national vision. Trump owns him. That’s all he has.


10 posted on 07/18/2025 12:35:13 PM PDT by llevrok (Keep buggering on!)
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To: llevrok
There is no national vision. Trump owns him. That’s all he has.

Fortunately for Newsom, he's not running against Trump in 2028.

11 posted on 07/18/2025 12:36:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

It could be AOC & him in the Dem primary finals in ‘28.


12 posted on 07/18/2025 1:02:42 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: aynrandfreak; ransomnote; bitt; Red Badger; Tilted Irish Kilt; Kathy in Alaska; rodguy911; ...

Total extinction of the RAT Party. Bring it on.

Greasy NewScum 2.0


13 posted on 07/18/2025 1:05:28 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: MinorityRepublican

yes, Newsom is doing that krap to PDJT

but it sure doesn’t help him politically (aside from his 8 or 10 percent core constituency which he will always have anyway)

and it sure ain’t gonna help the state, that’s for sure!


14 posted on 07/18/2025 1:23:17 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: TexasFreeper2009

He trolls like a progressive. Not humorous and makes no sense.


15 posted on 07/18/2025 2:36:38 PM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: MinorityRepublican

Newscum is a punk.


16 posted on 07/19/2025 4:42:43 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (Kimber .45 Be Kind.)
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