Gavin Newsom has been lighting up social media—and Fox News can’t handle it.
In a deliberate move, the California governor has started tweeting like Donald Trump: all-caps rants, memes, name-calling, and over-the-top self-praise. And the MAGA crowd is spiraling.
On Monday, Fox News host Dana Perino lost it on air. “You have to stop it with the Twitter thing,” she said on The Five. “I don’t know where his wife is? If I were his wife I would say, ‘You are making a fool of yourself, stop it!’” She kept going: “Do not let your staff tweet—and if you are doing it yourself, put the phone away and start over.”
Newsom’s office didn’t let that go. They reposted the clip with the caption: “ALMOST A WEEK IN AND THEY STILL DON’T GET IT.”
They definitely don’t. Over the weekend and into Monday, Newsom’s official X account (formerly Twitter) mocked Trump allies left and right. He called Tomi Lahren “woke,” dubbed Kristi Noem “Commander Cosplay,” and posted memes targeting Kid Rock and JD Vance.
When Noem blamed California for a fatal crash in Florida, Newsom fired back:
“Hey, Commander Cosplay: the federal government (YOU) already confirmed that this guy meets federal and state immigration requirements — YOU issued him a work permit (EAD). Oops. As usual, you are either lying or clueless.”
Newsom says he’s copying Trump on purpose—as a test.
Speaking to reporters last Thursday, he said, “If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns with what he’s putting out as president.”
He added: “I think the deeper question is how have we allowed the normalization of his tweets, Truth Social posts over the course of the last many years, to go without similar scrutiny and notice?”
His posts have gotten bolder by the day.
On Saturday, while Trump met with Putin in Alaska, Newsom’s account posted:
“TRUMP JUST FLED THE PODIUM WITH PUTIN — NO QUESTIONS, NOTHING! TOTAL LOW ENERGY. THE MAN LOOKED LIKE HE’D JUST EATEN 3 BUCKETS OF KFC WITH VLAD. IS HE AFRAID THE PRESS WILL ASK ABOUT ME??? (AMERICA’S FAVORITE GOVERNOR).”
It ended with: “ENJOY YOUR FLIGHT HOME, DONALD — YOU’RE PUTIN’S PROBLEM NOW. I’M AMERICA’S SOLUTION. — GCN”
The meltdown from Fox didn’t stop with Perino.
Tomi Lahren ranted, “Gavin and his team of beta males who sit down to pee actually think they’re trolling the president and actually think this is making Gavin look like a badass.”
She added, “I don’t know if it’s the weed or the gender-neutral bathrooms, but something is wrong over there.”
Newsom’s office hit back: “Tomi’s account is basically Yelp for toilets now.”
She later dropped a YouTube video calling Newsom’s trolling “the ultimate FAIL.”
Meanwhile, other Fox hosts are now reading Newsom’s tweets live on air—furious, confused, and clearly rattled.
Newsom wanted to get under their skin. It’s working.
Take a look at the clips below:
Perino: You have to stop at with the Twitter thing. If I were his wife, I would say you are making a fool of yourself, stop it… He's got a big job as governor of California but if he wants an even bigger job, he has to be a little more serious. pic.twitter.com/Vi8eifx4pb
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 18, 2025
BREAKING: Fox News is now reading off Gavin Newsom’s all caps tweets. That’s a cultural victory. Let’s go. pic.twitter.com/7uKWN71R6s
— Democratic Wins Media (@DemocraticWins) August 14, 2025
Fox Host: I don't know what he's trying to do but it comes across as childish and you are the governor of the biggest state in the union, what are you doing? pic.twitter.com/W7j7MyMkBR
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 16, 2025
