Posted on 03/07/2026 12:44:11 PM PST by 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.
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Put a wife-beater on him, and you have a real greaser.
Ridiculously smarmy-looking is more like it.
“...”Good Hair” Newsom is going to use his looks as his strategy to get in the White House....”
He’s definitely got all those communist AWFLs all sewed up and ready to go. Everyone with a modicum of sanity....not so much.
Does she need cataract surgery.
Baked Bean teeth Katie
When you need a lawn mower to cut the overgrown mop on your head you look like an ass.
All he has to do is to flip WI, MI, NV and NC by winning over the "Soccer Mom" vote.
Unfortunately. I am preparing for the possibility that if Gavin Newsom runs for President—he'll win the general election.
The only reason that may not happen is that his base won't accept him because he's a straight white man.
“Good Hair” Newsom is going to use his looks as his strategy to get in the White House. Unfortunately for America, that is going to be an effective strategy.
And who will they run against? Right now it looks like either Rubio or Vance, both seem pretty able to put up a fight.
19th Amendment doomed America...
Old Katie Koran slept her way up thru the ranks at CNN .
She banged the Queen Bee anchor and had to jump to
another Dem PR firm .
My wife was laughed away when Katie Koran wore all Black on NBC the Day Al Gore quit trying to steal the WH.
It looked like she had just stopped sobbing .
She was the queen of evil DNC media talking points.
She screwed the Queen hubbies who was everyone’s boss there
Newsom is not trying to get our votes.
Seriously though, Rubio matches up well against Newsom.
Vance? No chance. He's going to replicate Trump's strategy minus his charisma. That won't work. Especially against Newsom.
Gavin, does your face hurt?...No?...Well, it’s killing me!
Give her time. She’s just moistened her lips.
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