Gavin Newsom Best Tweets Roasting MAGA And Trump
Think what you want about California Governor Gavin Newsom, but the man has been killing it on X (formerly Twitter) lately.
The state made frequent headlines in recent weeks due to LA's anti-ICE protests and Donald Trump sending in the National Guard against Gavin's wishes. The Trump administration and MAGA's constant bashing of the governor has seemingly only fueled Gavin's distaste for MAGA.
Here are all of his best tweets from the past few weeks:
When he gave this chilling warning:
When he pointed out the irony here:
When he handed the facts to Alabama...
...and Missouri:
When he shut down this nonsense:
When he reminded White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller who really supported "insurrectionist mobs":
When he told the Trump administration to "grow up":
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