Overview

• Newsom told Fox LA that Trump “has lost it” and can no longer sustain a coherent conversation across their recent calls.
• The verbal assault follows Trump’s decision to send troops and Marines to Los Angeles to confront immigration protesters, a move Newsom has sharply opposed.
• Trump’s White House published a three-page medical summary in April declaring him in “excellent health” while offering limited clinical details.
• White House communications director Steven Cheung accused Newsom of hypocrisy for previously downplaying concerns about President Biden’s cognitive condition.
• Former White House physician Rep. Ronny Jackson defended Trump’s fitness, calling him “the healthiest president this nation has ever seen.”