Overview
- Using his official X account, California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared a crudely edited montage that places him and Barack Obama in a WWE ring beating President Donald Trump, with additional scenes of Democrats confronting Republican figures.
- Newsom also circulated AI-generated images depicting Trump as a crying baby, including shots of feeding, a pacifier, and a stroller, some posted from his official press account.
- He presented the posts as a victory lap tied to Democrats’ string of wins on Nov. 4 across gubernatorial and local contests.
- Newsom highlighted the passage of Proposition 50, a measure he backed that supporters say could add up to five Democratic‑leaning congressional districts in California.
- Defending the approach, Newsom has said he is holding up a mirror to Trump’s online style rather than normalizing it, while Trump on Wednesday called the GOP’s results poor and blamed the ongoing shutdown.