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Newsom's Confrontational Social Media Strategy Sparks Division

4/2/2026

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California Governor Gavin Newsom's press office adopted a confrontational social media style, echoing U.S. President Donald Trump.
The posts mocked conservative critics, including a suggestion to use Grindr and a TMZ report about Lindsey Graham's vacation during a government shutdown.
Some allies criticized the approach as divisive and likened it to homophobic insults.
Newsom's tactics are causing division among his supporters.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom's press office adopted a confrontational social media style, echoing U.S. President Donald Trump.
The posts mocked conservative critics, including a suggestion to use Grindr and a TMZ report about Lindsey Graham's vacation during a government shutdown.
Some allies criticized the approach as divisive and likened it to homophobic insults.
Newsom's tactics are causing division among his supporters.