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Newsom's AI Video Mocks Vance Ahead of 2024 Election

10/2/2025

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Gavin Newsom's office released an AI-generated video mocking JD Vance via a fake interview about his alleged love for couches.
The clip ridicules Vance's drag photos and cites a baseless Hillbilly Elegy claim.
Vance responded defending college experimentation and the couch-intimacy obsession.
The clip gained traction before the 2024 election as Walz referenced it and Trump shared clips attacking Democrats.

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Story summary

Gavin Newsom's office released an AI-generated video mocking JD Vance via a fake interview about his alleged love for couches.
The clip ridicules Vance's drag photos and cites a baseless Hillbilly Elegy claim.
Vance responded defending college experimentation and the couch-intimacy obsession.
The clip gained traction before the 2024 election as Walz referenced it and Trump shared clips attacking Democrats.