Overview

• On Politico Live, Gov. Gavin Newsom directly addressed Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, accusing them of hypocrisy in defending Trump's actions.
• Newsom called a reported billion‑dollar settlement offer tied to UCLA "extortion" and warned such a penalty could effectively shut down the university.
• He contrasted conservative acceptance of the U.S. taking a stake in Intel with their attacks on proposals for city‑run grocery stores, citing Zohran Mamdani.
• Hannity responded with a lengthy thread on X using insults and pressing Newsom on taxes, "sanctuary" policies, crime and wildfire preparedness.
• Media coverage noted Hannity did not address Newsom’s core criticism about embracing government stakes in private firms, and the feud produced no immediate policy change.