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Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'He's lost it': Newsom slams Trump's mental acuity, echoing president's criticism of Biden
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is questioning President Donald Trump's mental acuity in the pair's running clash over immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, echoing the president's campaign criticism of his predecessor, Joe Biden. Newsom said Trump commended the National Guard early on June 8 for quelling violence before troops arrived on the scene, made up a conversation about discussing the deployment and got the date of their phone conversation wrong. 'They weren't even deployed and he claimed victory. He's lost it. He hasn't lost a step – and I saw him trip on the steps today,' Newsom told Fox News in Los Angeles on June 8. 'This is serious. He is not the same person that I dealt with just four years ago. He's incapable of even a train of thought. He's making things up.' For his part, Trump has called Newsom 'grossly incompetent' and said he could be arrested for obstructing federal authorities enforcing immigration laws. Newsom's criticism of Trump echoed how the president attacked Biden's mental and physical ability. Trump repeatedly referred to Biden tripping on March 19, 2021, while climbing the steps of Air Force One, which his press secretary at the time blamed on the wind, according to ABC News. Trump ordered an investigation of Biden's use of an autopen to sign official documents while in office. Newsom mentioned Trump stumbling on June 8 while boarding Air Force One. Newsom's press office mocked Trump for misspeaking, such as on June 11 when the president said the governor's 'primarily crime is running for governor.' The Trump's 16-minute call to Newsom was early June 7 on the East Coast or late June 6 – the first day of protests – on the West Coast, according to a call log he gave Fox News. Newsom has ridiculed Trump for referring to that call happening days later. 'Trump doesn't even know what day it is,' Newsom said June 10 on social media. Trump has since told reporters he threatened during that call to deploy the National Guard if Newsom didn't do more to combat the protests. But Newsom contends the guard never came up during the conversation. 'Stone-cold liar,' Newsom told Fox News in Los Angeles. 'He made that up, like he makes up so many other things. He never said that.' This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Newsom slams Trump's mental ability in immigration feud
The Independent
12-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
‘He's not all there': Gavin Newsom questions Trump's mental state as he blasts president's response to LA protests
California Governor Gavin Newsom raised concerns about President Donald Trump 's mental acuity on Thursday, saying the president fabricated details of a conversation about federalizing the state's National Guard in Los Angeles. Newsom accused the president of either deliberately lying or being confused about a conversation the two officials had after Trump told the New York Post he called Newsom to warn him that he planned to utilize the California National Guard to control protests. The governor sharply accused Trump of being a 'stone-cold liar' on The Daily podcast, claiming Trump never brought up the National Guard during their conversation. '[He] starts making up all these things he claimed he told me about, which honestly starts to disturb me on a different level, that maybe he actually believed he said those things and he's not all there. I mean it,' Newsom said. 'He, literally, a few days later… claimed he had another conversation with me,' Newsom said of the president who turns 79 years old on Saturday. Concern about the mental acuity of the president has been top-of-mind for the media and some voters since it became a major issue for former president Joe Biden. Trump often pointed to Biden's jumbled speech and rigid stance as signs of physical or mental unfitness. Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, told Axios that Newsom's attacks on Trump are "rich, coming from Gavin Newsom, who in this past election tried to gaslight and lied to the American public about Joe Biden's decline." "Gavin Newsom will never be president, even as he tries to peddle these lies," Cheung said. Representative Ronny Jackson of Texas, who served as Physician to the President under Trump's first term, told Axios that Trump "is the healthiest president this nation has ever seen." 'Frankly, given President Trump's unparalleled work ethic and this administration's commitment to transparency, it's abundantly clear that Governor Newsom, the 'sanctuary state' governor, is indulging in nothing more than petty politics. He, just like most Democrats, needs to look himself in the mirror and answer this: Where was the concern when the cognitive disaster, Joe Biden, was president,' Jackson said. Over the last week, Newsom has been on a press campaign to refute Trump's use of the military to thwart anti-immigration raid protests in Los Angeles. The governor says it's an unnecessary use of the California National Guard and Marines for incidents of civil unrest in a small area in downtown Los Angeles. Trump controversially invoked a rarely-used presidential power to federalize the state's National Guard, against the wishes of Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Newsom has filed a lawsuit against Trump, claiming the president's actions were illegal. Trump, who has defended his decision to federalize the California National Guard, has pushed back on Newsom's assertions, calling the governor 'incompetent' and 'Newscum.' Trump has characterized the Los Angeles protests as violent and potentially dangerous for ICE law enforcement to carry out their duties. The president took his defense a step further on Wednesday when he claimed he warned Newsom about using the National Guard. 'When I talked to him, he never brought it up,' Newsom told the New York Times. 'He lied. He lied. On my mother and dad's grave, I don't mess around when I say this, he lied. Stone-cold liar. Don't think for a second he told the truth.' Newsom said their phone conversation last week was 'incredibly cordial' and that he was in communication with Susie Wiles, the White House Chief of Staff, about cooperating. The governor said he woke up the following day to name-calling. 'Hours later, to your point, I wake up and I'm 'Newscum' again,' Newsom said. 'It's the president of the United States calling someone 'scum.' 'Newscum' which is, for what it's worth, what I think a 7th grader used to call me.'
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Judge rejects Newsom's emergency request to limit Trump LA troop deployment
A judge has rejected California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) emergency request to limit President Trump's Los Angeles troop deployment. Newsom had earlier Tuesday asked a federal judge to immediately intervene to limit Trump's deployment of the National Guard in L.A., asking for an emergency ruling by 1 p.m. PDT that day. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, however, granted the Trump administration's request for more time to respond to Newsom's request. The administration has until 11 a.m. PDT Wednesday to submit its arguments. 'The court did not deny or rule on the Governor's request for a temporary restraining order. The court set a hearing for Thursday, after the federal government and the state file additional briefs, and we anticipate the court will rule on the request for a TRO a short time later,' a Newsom spokesperson told The Hill on Tuesday when reached for comment. Trump and Newsom have gone after each other amid the recent immigration protests in Los Angeles, with Trump even saying he would support arresting the Golden State governor. 'The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor. This is a day I hoped I would never see in America. I don't care if you're a Democrat or a Republican, this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism,' Newsom shot back in a post on X Monday at Trump. Vice President Vance also took swings on Monday at Newsom, responding to Newsom's post about Trump's comments on his arrest by telling him to 'Do your job.' 'That's all we're asking,' he added. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump is stepping toward authoritarianism
LOS ANGELES — The relationship between the leader of the United States and the country's most populous state reached a near-breaking point Monday, as President Donald Trump said that he thought California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be arrested, a claim that Newsom described as an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism. The back-and-forth came as Trump stepped up the military's presence on the streets of Los Angeles, against Newsom's will, as the two men traded recriminations.
