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Gavin Newsom's Press Office has hit back at Donald Trump's Truth Social post mocking the California Governor.

The president called Newsom "incompetent" in a post made on January 9 when giving an update on federal permits. The Department of Transportation confirmed earlier this week they would withhold approximately $160million. This ruling from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy comes as the State of California failed to cancel "over 17,000 illegally issued Commercial Driver's Licenses)".

Duffy said, "It’s reckoning day for Gavin Newsom and California. Our demands were simple: follow the rules, revoke the unlawfully-issued licenses to dangerous foreign drivers, and fix the system so this never happens again."

"Gavin Newsom has failed to do so – putting the needs of illegal immigrants over the safety of the American people. While Gavin may not care about protecting you and your family on our roads, the Trump Administration does. We’re pulling this funding to ensure federal tax dollars don’t fund this charade."

Trump would add further comments in a post to Truth Social, where he wrote, "Incompetent California 'Leaders,' headed by Governor Gavin Newscum, and a traveling Mayor who likes Africa better than the USA (she chose to go there rather than stay home and fight the worst fire in California history!), are absolutely unable to get people permits to rebuild there homes. All Federal permits have been issued and received, long ago!!! President DJT"

Several posts from Gavin Newsom's Press Office on X made it clear where the Governor of California stands, with the office calling the president "senile".

A post reads, "There is no such thing as a 'federal permit' to rebuild homes — so nothing has been 'issued' by the senile President. What hasn’t been delivered is federal disaster relief. One year later, survivors are still waiting."

Newsom's Press Office would also pass comment on the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement team dubbed "Trump's private police force".

The post reads, "Yet another attack and shooting by President Trump’s private police force on American soil. Disgusting."

"Remember, if you are going to protest — do so peacefully. Do not play into their games of escalation. They do not care about you, only their agenda."

Gavin Newsom's Press Office has branded Donald Trump a "disgrace" after the president vetoed a new water bill.

In a string of posts made to X, the Governor of California's official X account backed GOP representative Lauren Boebert's statement regarding a bill that, if passed, would have given clean drinking water to Southeast Colorado. A statement released by the Republican Party rep, who earlier this year challenged Trump to release the Epstein files, criticised the president and his administration for disregarding rural Americans.

Boebert's statement reads, "President Trump decided to veto a completely non-controversial, bipartisan bill that passed both the House and Senate unanimously. Why? Because nothing says 'America First' like denying clean drinking water to 50,000 people in Southeast Colorado, many of whom enthusiastically voted for him in all three elections."

"I must have missed the rally where he stood in Colorado and promised to personally derail critical water infrastructure projects. My bad, I thought the campaign was about lowering costs and cutting red tape."

"But hey, if this administration wants to make its legacy blocking projects that deliver water to rural Americans; that's on them."

Newsom's Press Office had already criticised the decision from Trump to veto the bill, with a post depicting Trump as a member of royalty shared. The image is captioned, "NO WATER FOR YOU PEASANTS, I NEED TO PUNISH YOU FOR A POLITICAL GRUDGE!"

A repost of Bobert's statement from the Press Office also added comment from the Governor of California's team. It reads, "We’re with Lauren Boebert on this one. Trump is a disgrace."

Boebert would end her statement by laying out her hopes that this was not "political retaliation" for demanding the release of the Epstein files.

She wrote, "And I sincerely hope this veto has nothing to do with political retaliation for calling out corruption and demanding accountability. Americans deserve leadership that puts people over politics."

Donald Trump has found himself compared to a fictional dictator by the press office of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

A viral post to the Governor Newsom Press Office X account had an image of Trump, screenshot from a recent announcement video, contrast with that of President Snow from The Hunger Games series. The comparison was made just hours after Trump announced his plans for a "patriotic" competition that had many compare it to the dystopian fiction series written by Suzanne Collins.

In a video posted by Freedom 250 on Thursday, the president promised "to give America the most spectacular birthday party the world." He said, "In the fall, we will host the first-ever Patriot Games, an unprecedented four-day athletic event featuring the greatest high school athletes, one young man and one young woman from each state and territory."

Members of the public and political representatives were quick to point out the comparison between Trump's "Patriot Games" and the fictional "Hunger Games".

An image posted by the Governor Newsom Press Office had a picture of Trump and President Snow, the latter portrayed by Donald Sutherland, as a side by side comparison. Using a quote from The Office, the image depicted the two presidents and asked viewers to "find the differences between this picture and this picture."

Underneath the first image is a picture of Pam from The Office, who says, "They're the same picture." Governor Newsom also weighed in on the announcement of the Patriot Games, sharing a post from The Hunger Games film adaptation.

Sharing the clip, he added, "May the odds be ever in your favor." It comes after Trump's disaster of a national address, which has been roundly criticised by political pundits.

CNN senior White House correspondent Kristen Holmes told viewers on Thursday that the Republican Party may be scrambled by the address.

She said, "Look, they're all watching everything closely, and they've seen how it's been reviewed. I will say one thing. The White House worked together as a team, as they often do the inner circle to craft this speech. And they needed a speech in which President Trump would stay on message, that was short, that addressed the economy."

"Republicans came out of that speech more anxious that the messaging around the economy was not where it should be going into 2026, and that the party as a whole was not really solidified in that messaging about the economy, especially when it came to all of this blame on the previous administration."

Gavin Newsom has mocked Donald Trump's appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors, joking that the building should be renamed the "Newsom Center".

It seems as though California Governor Newsom's Press Office was mocking not only Trump's appearance at the event, which honored Sylvester Stallone, KISS, and Gloriay Gaynor, but also the president's recent decision to rename the Institute of Peace. Trump renamed the building the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, and his appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors last night appeared to be perfect material for Governor Newsom.

His press office posted to X with a post mocking Trump's appearance at the event, renaming of the Institute of Peace, and his style of writing on Truth Social. The post, which was written in capital letters and in a style all too familiar to those who keep up to date with Trump's Truth Social posts, went viral on X.

It reads, "Terrific night accepting the first-ever Kennedy Center Peace Prize!!! Audience was amazing (chairs not great, lighting disaster). Trump and janitor Ric Grenell let the whole place go to hell! I told them as Trump dozed off: rename it the Newsom Center!! Only I can fix it!!!"

"Crowd went wild - people fainting, crying, speaking in tongues!!! Even RFK JR. was so moved and inspired by me that he grabbed the tweezers and tried to take out the brain worm! A historic night for America. You're welcome!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter! - GCN."

Trump's actual appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors had him quoting movie character Rocky Balboa before taking aim at the "miserable" people in the audience.

The president said, "Some of them have had legendary setbacks, setbacks that you have to read in the papers because of their level of fame. But in the words of Rocky Balboa, they showed us that you keep moving forward, just keep moving forward.""

I know so many of you are persistent. Many of you are miserable, horrible people. You are persistent. You never give up. Sometimes I wish you’d give up, but you don’t." Trump would claim he had not prepared very much for the Kennedy Center Honors appearance.

He said, "I have a good memory, so I can remember things, which is very fortunate. But just, I wanted to just be myself. You have to be yourself."

Gavin Newsom's Press Office has gone viral once again for its mocking of Donald Trump.

The president has been roundly criticised by California Governor Newsom's team, as well as talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, for seemingly falling asleep in meetings. The Governor's Press Office account on X has since drafted a meme showing the "Presidential Walk of Fatigue" with "recently", "yesterday", and "today", all listed as times Trump seemingly drifted off in meetings.

The most recent nap appears to have come at a peace meeting Trump's administration had orchestrated between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Governor Newsom Press Office placed three photos of Trump seemingly napping in various meetings in gilded photo frames and posted the pictures to X.

It's not the first mockery Newsom's team has made of the president, with the Governor's account previously publishing a mock-up health report to counter Trump's "excellent health" claim. Newsom made the hilarious claim through an official statement which ripped apart the president's shorter working days and alleged inability to stay awake during meetings.

The statement, posted to the Governor Newsom Press Office account, mocked Trump for standing "like the leaning Tower of Pisa" and used the president's own rhetoric to jokingly claim Newsom is "the healthiest person alive and ever to live."

The statement reads, "As part of Governor Gavin Newsom's annual physical, we conducted advanced imaging of his cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and neurological health. I'm pleased to report that nothing about the Governor's health is merely 'normal'. Governor Newsom remains the healthiest human currently alive or recorded in medical history."

The 79-year-old Commander in Chief recently confirmed he would release his MRI results, though when pressed by reporters for what the test had scanned, Trump couldn't recall.

He told reporters on Air Force One, "It was just an MRI. What part of the body? It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it."

Newsom's press office statement adds, "We'll simply note that Governor Newsom completes full workdays without falling asleep in meetings, does not require 'executive time' to lie down and watch TV during work hours, and is able to stand upright without looking like the leaning Tower of Pisa."